Topsteptrader, LLC v. OneUp Trader, LLC, No. 17 C 4412, Slip Op. (N.D. Ill. Jun. 28, 2017) (Leinenweber, J.).

Judge Leinenweber denied plaintiff Topsteptrader’s motion for a temporary restraining order (“TRO”) seeking to enjoin defendant OneUp Trader from continuing to operate its website and its business, principally because Topsteptrader did not meet its burden

Topsteptrader, LLC v. OneUp Trader, LLC, No. 17 C 4412, Slip Op. (N.D. Ill. Jun. 28, 2017) (Leinenweber, J.).

Judge Leinenweber denied plaintiff Topsteptrader’s motion for a temporary restraining order (“TRO”) seeking to enjoin defendant OneUp Trader from continuing to operate its website and its business, principally because Topsteptrader did not meet its burden

LoggerHead Tools, LLC v. Sears Holding Corp., No. 12 C 9033, Slip Op. (N.D. Ill. Sep. 20, 2016) (Darrah, J.).

Judge Darrah granted defendants summary judgment as to plaintiff Loggerhead’s product design-based and product packaging-based trade dress infringement in this intellectual property case related to LoggerHead’s Bionic Wrench.

Of particular note, the Court held

CBOE v. ISE, No. 07 C 623, Slip Op. (N.D. Ill. Mar. 6, 2013) (Lefkow, J.).

Judge Lefkow granted in part plaintiff CBOE’s motion in limine to exclude defendant ISE from introducing evidence of secondary consideration of nonobviousness in this patent case.

Commercial Success:

Whether ISE had shown a nexus between its products and