Montres Breguet S.A. v. Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
Summary
Montres Breguet sues Samsung for trademark infringement over smartwatch design copying luxury watchmaker's distinctive style.
Summary generated by AI from public docket data. Verify against the original filing before relying on it.
Coverage vs reality meter
Coverage: 4P · 1D · 9N
Press coverage leans plaintiff-favorable; no court ruling has been classified yet.
Coverage breakdown — the headlines behind the meter
4 plaintiff-favorable · 1 defendant-favorable · 9 neutral
- Swatch seeks $170mn from Samsung over digital clones of its watchesFinancial Times · 2026-06-26
- App Marketplaces' Digital Dilemma: Samsung's Swatch Infringement UpheldDechert · 2024-02-07
- In UK, Swatch Group Notches ‘Milestone’ Victory in Samsung Trademark Casenationaljeweler.com · 2023-12-18
- WilmerHale and Swatch Group Achieve Victory in Trademark Case in UKWilmerHale · 2022-05-24
- Swatch v Samsung: An unfavourable outcome for app storesMishcon de Reya LLP · 2024-01-18
Coverage sentiment vs. docket activity over time
Counsel of record
- Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP (Bos)Harry Hanson, Katie Saxton, Vinita Ferrera
- Wilmer, Cutler, Pickering, Hale and Dorr, LLP (MA)Lisa J. Pirozzolo, Tess Ambrose Foley
- Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale & Dorr LLPColleen McCullough
- Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale & Dorr LLP (NYC)Christopher Ronald Noyes
- Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLPElora Borkowski
- WilmerHale/BostonLabdhi Sheth Desai
- Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP (NYC)Jeremy Christensen Cain, Olivia Jane Greer, Todd Daniel Larson
- Sidley Austin LLPElizabeth McLean, Mary Kate Clemmons, Randi Wolkenbreit Singer
- Nutter McClennen & Fish LLPSara Lonks Wong
- Weil Gotshal & Manges LLPTaylor Dougherty
- Weil, Gotshal & Manges, LLPJonathan Bloom
- Baker & BottsNeil Phillip Sirota
- New York University School of LawMichael Goodyear
- Court
- U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York
- Docket no.
- 1:19-cv-01708
- Nature of suit
- Trademark
- Filed
- 2019-02-22
- Last filing
- 2026-04-06
Cause
15:1114 Trademark Infringement (Lanham Act)
Entities in this case
Parties
Samsung Electronics America, Inc. Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. Swatch S.A. Hamilton International S.A. Mido S.A. Tissot S.A. Compagnie des Montres Longines, Francillon S.A. Omega S.A. Montres Jaquet Droz S.A. Glashutter Uhrenbetrieb GmbH Blancpain S.A. Montres Breguet S.A.
Docket entries
- 2023-11-16
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- 2023-11-14
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- 2023-11-01
Set/Reset Deadlines: Fact Discovery due by 12/8/2023. (ama)
- 2023-07-13
Set/Reset Deadlines: Fact Discovery due by 10/31/2023. (ama)
- 2023-05-15
Set/Reset Deadlines: Fact Discovery due by 7/12/2023. (mml)
- 2023-05-03
No description on file
- 2022-05-05
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- 2022-04-20
Minute Order Proceedings held before Judge Loretta A. Preska: Interim Pretrial Conference held on 4/20/2022. (mph)
- 2022-03-04
Set/Reset Deadlines: Responses due by 3/8/2022. Replies due by 3/11/2022. (va)
- 2021-05-13
No description on file
- 2021-05-13
***NOTICE TO ATTORNEY TO RE-FILE DOCUMENT - EVENT TYPE ERROR. Notice to Attorney Mark Matuschak to RE-FILE Document 88 Proposed Order. Use the event type proposed orders, proposed stipulation and order. The document also needs to have handwritten signatures. (km)
- 2021-03-01
No description on file
- 2021-02-19
***DELETED DOCUMENT. Deleted document number 78 TRANSCRIPT. The document was incorrectly filed in this case. (kv)
- 2021-02-11
No description on file
- 2020-11-05
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- 2020-10-08
Minute Entry for proceedings held before Judge Loretta A. Preska: Interim Pretrial Conference held on 10/8/2020. (mph)
- 2020-03-02
No description on file
- 2020-02-24
Minute Entry for proceedings held before Judge Loretta A. Preska: Oral Argument held on 2/24/2020 re: 22 MOTION to Dismiss The First Amended Complaint. filed by Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Samsung Electronics America, Inc.. (Court Reporter Present) (mph)
- 2020-02-21
>>>NOTICE REGARDING PRO HAC VICE MOTION. Regarding Document No. 34 MOTION for Harry Hanson to Appear Pro Hac Vice . Filing fee $ 200.00, receipt number ANYSDC-18879653. Motion and supporting papers to be reviewed by Clerk's Office staff. The document has been reviewed and there are no deficiencies. (aea)
- 2020-02-21
No description on file
Docket history from CourtListener/RECAP — most recent first.