Partial List of Prior Case Expertise
Rob Wallace has served as an expert witness on more than 75 cases involving Lanham Act issues such as trademark, trade dress and copyright infringement, likelihood of consumer confusion, brand dilution, damages, licensing, false/deceptive advertising, design patent and other relevant branding issues.
He has testified at 40+ depositions and more than a dozen trials and arbitration hearings. He has served both plaintiffs and defendants in an approximate 60/40 ratio.
These cases include but are not limited to:
• John Deere v. MTD, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York, 2005
• Prince Lionheart v. Halo Innovations, U.S. District Court, District of Colorado, 2007
• Johnson & Johnson v. Actavis Group, U.S. Federal Court, Southern District of New York, 2007
• Johnson & Johnson v. Perrigo Company and Perrigo New York, Inc., U.S. Federal Court, Southern District of New York, 2007
• ING Bank v. The PNC Financial Services Group, U.S. District Court, District of Delaware, 2009
• Platypus Wear Inc. v. Horizonte Fabricacao Distribuicao, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida, 2009
• Mars, Inc. v. The Hershey Company, U.S. District Court, District of Eastern Virginia, 2009
• Pom Wonderful, LLC v. Ocean Spray Cranberries, Inc., U.S. District Court, Central District of California, 2010
• Pom Wonderful LLC v. Welch’s Foods Inc., U.S. District Court, Central District of California, 2011
• E. & J. Gallo Winery v. Trigo Corporation, U.S. District Court, District of Puerto Rico, 2011
• Too Faced Cosmetics, Inc. v. Almar Sales Co. Inc., et al., U.S. District Court, Central District of California, 2012
• Carson Optical Inc., v. Prym Consumer, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York, 2012
• Akiro LLC, v. House of Cheatham and Robert H. Bell, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York, 2013
• FTC v. Ardagh Group S.A., U.S. Federal Court, District of Columbia, 2013
• CA Square v. A2 et al., U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York, 2013
• Simone Kelly-Brown et al. v. Oprah Winfrey, Harpo Productions et al., U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York, 2014
• Devi Snacks v. HOS, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York, 2014
• Dumond Chemicals, Inc., v. Chemique, Inc and Barry Dubin, Supreme Court, State of New York, 2014
• River Light VLP and Tory Burch LLC v. Lin & J International Inc et al. , U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York, 2014
• Woodbolt Distribution, LLC and General Nutrition Corporation, v. Altairia Corp., U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York, 2014
• Duke University v. John Wayne Enterprises, LLC U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Appeal Board, 2014
• Smart Vent Products, Inc v. Crawl Space Door System, Inc , U.S. District Court, Southern District of New Jersey, 2015
• Daniel Defense, Inc v. Remington Outdoor Company, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Georgia, Savannah Division, 2015
• Play Beverages, LLC, and CirTran Beverage Corp. v. Playboy Enterprises International, Inc, U.S. District Court, Court of Cook County Illinois, Chancery Division, 2015
• Ferring B.V., v. Fera Pharmaceuticals, Inc, et als . U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York, 2015
• Alexis LLC, v. French West, Inc. D/B/A Hale Bob, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida, 2015
• Newborn Bros. Co, Inc v. Albion Engineering Company, U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey, 2015
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• AntiAging Essentials, Inc., v. Trufood MFG, INC. F/K/A Tsudis Chocolate Co and Belmont Confection.,U.S. District Court, District of Pennsylvania, 2016
• Pur Beverages v. Pom Wonderful, U.S. District Court, Southern District of California, 2016
• Zuru et al v. Telebrands Corp, , U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New Jersey, 2016
• Fireclean, LLC v. George Fennell and Steel Shield Technologies, Inc., U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia, 2016
• S.C. Johnson & Sons v MiniGrip, U.S. District Court, Western District of Wisconsin 2017
• Andis Co Inc., v. ,Specrum Brands Inc, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin 2017
• Gunterville Breathables, INC. v. Global Glove and Safety Manufacturing, Inc., U.S. District Court, Northern District of Alabama, 2017
• Texas Outhouse, Inc. and The Gainsborough Corporation v. Fresh Can, LLC., U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas, 2017
• StudioThink, LLC v. Unitrex, LTD., Court of Common Pleas, Cuyahoga County Ohio, 2017
• Lokai Holdings, LLC v. Twin Tiger, LLC., U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York, 2017
• K&M International, Inc, v. Rhode Island Novelty, Inc., U.S. District Court, District of Rhode Island, 2017
• Simon Nicholas Richmont, Patent No: 7,429,827 Re-examination Control Number 90/013,860, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, 2017
• Turn Key Wine Brands LLC v. CustomVine, et al, U.S. District Court, Central District of California, 2017
• CNY, LLC v. CCNY Inc., U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York, 2017
• Redbox Automated Retail, LLC v. Xpress Retail LLC., U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois, 2018
• Simon Nicholas Richmond in two Reexamination proceedings in the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), Reexamination Control No. 90/013,860 and 90/013,861, 2018
• Roger Cofelt Jr., et als, v. The Kroger Company, et al, U.S. District Court, Central District of California, 2018
• Quality Products, Inc., v. Verka Food Products LTD et al, U.S. District Court, Western District of Washington, Seattle, 2018
• Shaya Eidelman v. Sun Products Corp and Costco Wholesale Corp, U.S. District Court Southern District of New York, 2018
• Flying Nurses International LLC v. Flyingnurse.com et al. U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia, 2018
• GDM Enterprises, LLC (Pure Cosmetics) v Astral Health & Beauty, INC., (PUR Cosmetics),U.S. District Court, Western District of Missouri, 2019
• Bama ICEE, LLC, et al v J&J Snack Foods Corp., et al. U.S. District Court, Northern District of Alabama, 2019
• The Black & Decker Corporation, et al. v. Harbor Freight Tools, INC., Report for Mediation, 2019
• 1231 Barrage Inc et al. v. Automobile Dealers Assoc of Greater Philadelphia et al., Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas, 2019
• Christopher Hayden v. Eagles Nest Outfitters, Inc. et al., US District Court Western District of North Carolina, 2019
• Chantel Ray Finch v. Weigh Down Workshop Ministries, Inc. et al., US District Court, Eastern District Of Virginia, Norfolk Division, 2019
• Scorocs LLC v. Innovations for Poverty Action Inc., US District Court, Western District Of Missouri, At Kansas City, 2019
• Good L Corp v. Fasteners for Retail, Inc., US District Court, Middle District of Tennessee, 2019
• Sunny Days Entertainment LLC v. Traxxas L.P., US District Court, District of South Carolina Greenville Division, 2019
• Venus Et Fleur, LLC v. Affordable Luxury NY, Inc dba Pret A Fleur, et al, US Court, Southern District of New York, 2019
• Rhino Metals Inc, v Sturdy Gun Safe Inc, US District Court, District Idaho, 2019
• American Customer Satisfaction Index, LLC v Genesys Telecommunications Laboratories, et al, US District Court, Eastern District of Michigan, Southern Division, 2020
• I.M. Wilson, Inc v Obchtchestvo S Ogranitchennoy Otvetsvennostyou “Grichko”, et al, US Distinct Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 2020
• Country Life v. The Hain Celestial Group, Inc, US District Court, Eastern District of New York, 2020
• P&P Imports v. Johnson Enterprises et al, US District Court, Central District of California, 2020
• Sulzer Mixpac AG, v. DXM Co LTD et al, US District Court, Southern District of New York, 2020
• Jalinski Advisory Group, Inc v. JBL Financial Services , US District Court, Eastern Division of Missouri, 2020
• Jalinski Advisory Group, Inc v. Franklin Retirement Solutions , US District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 2020
• .New NGC, et al v Alpinebay Inc., U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division, 2020
• Otter Products, LLC et al v Big Birds, LLC et al, U.S. District Court, District of Colorado, 2020
• American Customer Satisfaction Index, LLC v ForeSee Results, et al, US District Court, Eastern District of Michigan, Southern Division, 2021
• American Medical Experts, LLC v Ronny Nizard Hamad, et al, US District Court, Eastern District of Virginia, 2021
• Thrive Natural Care Inc. v. Thrive Causemetics, Inc, US District Court, Central District of California, 2021
• BMC Software, Inc v. Baker Hughes, a GE Company et al, US District Court, , Southern District of California, 2021
• Abbott Laboratories, Freestyle Libre, Reexamination Trade Dress Proceedings in the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), 2021
• Glam and Glitz Nail Design Inc. v. IGel Beauty LLC et al, US District Court, , Central District of California, 2021
• Spark Therapeutics v. Sun Pharma Advanced Research Co., US Patent and Trademark Office before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, 2021
• Simpson Strong-Tie Co. Inc. v. Mitek, Inc., US District Court, Northern District of California, 2021
• Diamond Assets, LLC v. Device Cycles, LLC et al., US District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin, 2021
• Spark Therapeutic, Inc. v. Sun Pharma Advanced Research Company LLC, US Patent and Trademark Office, 2021
• Orange Bang Inc and Monster Energy v. Vital Pharmaceuticals Inc., American Arbitration Office, Los Angeles California, 2021
• Glam and Glits v Igel Beauty, US District Court for the Central District of California Southern Division, 2022
• I&I Hair Corp v. Beauty Plus et al US District Court for the Northern District of Texas Dallas Division, 2022
• Certain Casual Footware and Packaging Thereof, The United States International Trade Commission, Washington DC, 2022
• Thrive Natural Care Inc. v LeVel Brands, LLC., US District Court for the Central District of California, 2022
• Ace Group International, LC and Ace Group Bowery LLC v. 225 Bowery, LLC, Arbitration Administered by the International Chamber of Commerce, 2022
• Opulent Treasures, Inc v Portofino International, US District Court for the Central District of California, 2022
• Macy’s IP Holdings, LLC v Aroma350, Inc., US District Court for the Southern District of New York, 2022
• Independent BDSI Owners Association et. al v. Super Bee Holdings, American Arbitration Association, 2022
• Woodstock Ventures LC et al v. Woodstock Roots, LLC et al, US District Court for the Southern District of New York, 2022