The federal court of New York for the Southern District has rejected a request for a temporary restraining order against Puma, which would have prevented it from using teeth designs on its apparel. The plaintiff, Christophe Roberts, claimed that various designs launched by the Wild Cat to address NBA customers infringe on his trademarked graphic “Roar” design, but the court ruled that the Brooklyn-based artist failed to establish a likelihood of success on the merits of any of his claims. Puma filed various counterclaims after the ruling, accusing Roberts of making false representations as to when the mark was first used in commerce, and asking to have his Roar mark canceled. Puma is also seeking a declaratory judgement of non-infringement.

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