Vivek Jayaram , Jayaram Law Group, Chicago, IL, for Amicus Curiae Daniel Arsham in Support of Defendant-Appellant.
Ronald D. Coleman , Dhillon Law Group Inc., Newark, NJ, for Amici Curiae Emmanuel Perrotin, Jean-Paul Engelen in Support of Defendant-Appellant.
Mark A. Lemley , Lex Lumina PLLC, New York, NY, for Amici Curiae Intellectual Property Professors in Support of Plaintiffs-Appellees.
John P. O'Herron ( Zachary D. Cohen , Rachel W. Adams , on the brief), ThompsonMcMullan, P.C., Richmond, VA, for Amici Curiae American Apparel & Footwear Association, Footwear Distributors & Retailers of America, Council of Fashion Designers of America, Inc., and Accessories Council in Support of Plaintiffs-Appellees.
Stanley Panikowski , DLA Piper LLP (US), San Diego, CA ( Tamar Y. Duvdevani , DLA Piper LLP (US), New York, NY, on the brief), for Amicus Curiae Nike, Inc., in Support of Plaintiffs-Appellees.
Vijay K. Toke , Rimon P.C., San Francisco, CA ( Martin Schwimmer , Leason Ellis LLP, White Plains, NY; David Donahue , Fross Zelnick Lehrman & Zissu, P.C., New York, NY, on the brief), for Amicus Curiae International Trademark Association in Support of neither party.
Before: Jacobs, Chin, and Robinson, Circuit Judges.
Per Curiam:
In this case, defendant-appellant MSCHF Product Studio, Inc. ("MSCHF"), created a sneaker, the Wavy Baby, that purported to parody the Old Skool shoe, created and marketed by plaintiff-appellee Vans, Inc. ("Vans"), and thereby comment on the consumerism inherent in sneakerhead culture. MSCHF altered the features of an Old Skool sneaker by distorting...
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