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Partner Jeff Van Hoosear was quoted in, “Costco Appeal of $19M Tiffany Win Could Shift Trademark Law,” an article published by Bloomberg Law

August 31, 2018  | Jeff Van Hoosear

Partner Jeff Van Hoosear was quoted in, “Costco Appeal of $19M Tiffany Win Could Shift Trademark Law,” an article published by Bloomberg Law.

Excerpt: Costco Wholesale Corp. hopes to escape a $19.3 million judgment that it willfully deceived customers into believing they were buying Tiffany rings. Win or lose, it could create new case law on the definition of counterfeiting and calculation of trademark infringement damages.

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Partner Jeff Van Hoosear was quoted in, “Costco Appeal of $19M Tiffany Win Could Shift Trademark Law,” an article published by Bloomberg Law Headshot

Jeff Van Hoosear

Jeffrey L. Van Hoosear focuses on international trademark and unfair competition matters. His practice also includes domestic and foreign trademark selection and searches, trademark and copyright prosecution, proceedings before the...

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