Protecting HARLEY trademarks

On behalf of our client H-D Michigan LLC and its related companies (collectively "Harley-Davidson"), Finnegan successfully litigated an opposition against the mark HOLY-DIVINESON and design for "hats; headwear; shirts; t-shirts on the ground of likelihood of confusion with the HARLEY-DAVIDSON and HARLEY trademarks and Harley-Davidson's BAR & SHIELD logo for, among other things, motorcycles, clothing, and headwear." This decision is one of a few decisions to hold that both the HARLEY-DAVIDSON and HARLEY word marks and the BAR & SHIELD logo are famous and entitled to a broad scope of protection in connection with motorcycles, motorcycle parts and accessories, clothing, and headwear. It is also the first decision to hold that Harley-Davidson's "bar and shield logo, regardless of wording and other matter, is itself a famous mark in connection with at least motorcycles, clothing and headwear."