The Supreme Court held that a debtor-licensor's rejection of a trademark license in bankruptcy breaches the contract but does not strip the licensee of its right to keep using the mark.
The Fifth Circuit held that the SUGARBUSTERS service mark, bought from a diabetic-supply store and used for a diet book, was assigned in gross and invalid because the goodwill did not transfer with it.
The Seventh Circuit held that a bridal-shop owner who licensed her name to a relative without retaining any authority over how the store was run abandoned the mark through naked licensing.
The Ninth Circuit held that a trademark owner who licensed its DA VINCI wine mark without meaningful quality control abandoned the mark, even though the licensee made well-regarded wine.
