Not in My House: Federal Court Rejects Trademark Infringement Claim over Basketball Apparel Logos

By Robert E. Freeman, of Proskauer   With Dikembe Mutombo-like force, Judge William Orrick of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California has blocked a trademark infringement claim filed against Kmart, Sears Holdings Management, and their partner brand, Risewear.   Rise Basketball Skill Development LLC (“Rise Basketball”) filed the suit last year alleging that Risewear’s logo is too similar to its own trademarked logo. The court, however, swatted away