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Jenner & Block Presents Analysis of LGBTQ+ Rights at “The State of Equality”

Jenner & Block partnered with Out in Finance on January 21 to deliver "The State of Equality," a comprehensive legal briefing on the current state of LGBTQ+ rights at the firm’s New York office. Partners Ali Arain, Jason Hipp, Rémi Jaffré, and Cayman Mitchell provided strategic insights on pivotal US Supreme Court decisions, emerging state legislative trends, and international legal developments affecting the LGBTQ+ community....READ MORE

Jenner & Block Secures Reversal of Preliminary Injunction in High-Stakes Pharmaceutical Battle

In a significant victory for pharmaceutical competition and access to generic drugs, Jenner & Block secured a key litigation win on behalf of client MSN Pharmaceuticals. A federal judge denied a pharmaceutical company’s request for injunctive relief, removing an obstacle to MSN’s planned launch of a generic version of Entresto, a widely used heart failure medication....READ MORE

“Rising Star: Jenner & Block's Rémi Jaffré,” Law360

For his legal accomplishments in Media & Entertainment, Partner Rémi Jaffré was recognized as a Rising Star by Law360. The award celebrates top practitioners under age 40....READ MORE

Lawdragon Names 29 Jenner & Block Partners to 2026 “500 Leading Litigators in America” List

Twenty-nine Jenner & Block partners have been named to Lawdragon’s 2026 “500 Leading Litigators in America” list. The award honors lawyers who have excelled in commercial litigation, product liability, mass torts, securities and other fiduciary litigation, white collar and investigations, administrative proceedings, class actions, antitrust, energy and technology disputes, intellectual property, trademark and patent wars....READ MORE

Jenner & Block Team Recognized as The American Lawyer's Litigators of the Week for Generic Drug Victory in Trade Dress Case

Jenner & Block Partners Gianni Servodidio and Rémi Jaffré were honored as The American Lawyer’s Litigators of the Week for securing a multi-court victory on behalf of MSN Pharmaceuticals, clearing the path for the launch of the first generic version of Entresto, a life-saving heart failure medication....READ MORE

A Lawsuit by the Clothing Label Vetements May Result in a Supreme Court Decision on the Trademark "Doctrine of Foreign Equivalents"

A basic rule of trademark law is that trademark protection cannot be obtained for a term that is “generic,” meaning that it simply designates the type of goods at issue. For example, the term “apple” is generic when used to sell apples, so an apple producer could not obtain a trademark for APPLE. By contrast, a computer manufacturer can obtain trademark rights in the term APPLE—because the term does not describe the manufacturer’s products....READ MORE

Supreme Court Hears Oral Argument over Extraterritorial Reach of US Trademark Law

On March 21, the United States Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Abitron Austria GmbH v. Hetronic International, Inc. over whether the infringement provisions of the United States Trademark Act impose liability for damages and injunctive relief where the defendant’s use of a mark takes place in part outside the United States but tarnishes the goodwill of a US mark owner, causing it to lose sales, and poses a likelihood of confusing consumers in and outside of the United States. (Jenner & Blo...READ MORE

“A Tale of Two Lawsuits: Two New York Trademark Actions Against NFT Sales Pose Distinct Challenges to the Burgeoning NFT Marketplace,” New York Law Journal

In an article for the New York Law Journal, Partner Alison I. Stein and Associates Rémi J.D. Jaffré and Andrew C. Elliott discuss the ongoing litigation in two New York trademark cases and unsettled trademark law issues raised by non-fungible tokens (NFTs). They share their insights into the challenges and fundamentally different questions the cases raise within the trademark doctrine which could ultimately shape the rapidly evolving NFT marketplace. Ms. Stein is co-chair of Jenner & Block’s Con...READ MORE

US Supreme Court Rules Trademark Plaintiffs Cannot Recover Profits from Defendants’ Affiliates, Overturns $43M Award in Dewberry Trademark Case

On February 26, 2025, in a unanimous opinion, the US Supreme Court vacated a $43 million trademark infringement award and ruled that trademark plaintiffs cannot recover profits from defendants’ affiliates when those affiliates are not themselves named as defendants in the lawsuit.[1]The Supreme Court’s decision vacated plaintiff Dewberry Engineers’ award because it disgorged profits from defendant Dewberry Group’s affiliates without those affiliates being parties to the suit....READ MORE