US Supreme Court signals interest in PepsiCo, coffee drink maker trademark row
By Melissa Ritti ( October 7, 2025, 14:55 GMT | Insight) -- At its most recent conference, the US Supreme Court was presented with over a dozen petitions for writ of certiorari in intellectual property-related disputes. On Monday they turned away all but one, inviting the US Solicitor General to weigh in on who decides trademark strength — judge or jury.The US Solicitor General (USSG) was asked Monday to file a brief expressing the federal government’s view on “whether trademark strength is a question of fact in a likelihood-of-confusion analysis under 15 U.S.C. § 1114.”...
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