Trademark Litigation: Declaratory Judgment Complaint | Practical Law

Trademark Litigation: Declaratory Judgment Complaint | Practical Law

A sample complaint that a declaratory judgment plaintiff may use as a starting point to seek a declaratory judgment of no infringement, dilution, unfair competition, or state law violation under the Declaratory Judgment Act, the Lanham Act, and applicable state law. It also includes an optional claim seeking a declaration that the defendant's alleged trademark rights are invalid. This Standard Document contains integrated drafting notes with important explanations and tips for drafting the complaint's caption, preliminary statement, jurisdiction and venue sections, facts section, legal claims, prayer for relief, and signature block.

Trademark Litigation: Declaratory Judgment Complaint

Practical Law Standard Document w-035-6115 (Approx. 30 pages)

Trademark Litigation: Declaratory Judgment Complaint

by Practical Law Intellectual Property & Technology
MaintainedUSA (National/Federal)
A sample complaint that a declaratory judgment plaintiff may use as a starting point to seek a declaratory judgment of no infringement, dilution, unfair competition, or state law violation under the Declaratory Judgment Act, the Lanham Act, and applicable state law. It also includes an optional claim seeking a declaration that the defendant's alleged trademark rights are invalid. This Standard Document contains integrated drafting notes with important explanations and tips for drafting the complaint's caption, preliminary statement, jurisdiction and venue sections, facts section, legal claims, prayer for relief, and signature block.