Charles Armgardt Wins Sombra Cosmetics Trademark Infringement Case
Lawyers
Charles A. Armgardt - Shareholder
Practicing Primarily in Intellectual Property, Oil and Gas, Ethics and Professional Responsibility, and Complex Commercial Litigation
I practice in the following areas:
Commercial Litigation, Employment and Labor, Healthcare, Insurance, Oil and Gas, Professional Liability, Intellectual Property
Practice
Mr. Armgardt is "AV" rated by Martindale-Hubbell which is the highest ranking conferred by the leading source of information on the legal profession in the world. He represents such industries as energy, manufacturing, media, health, banking, law and insurance in numerous federal and state courts. His experience includes oil and gas, trademarks, trade secrets, class actions, appeals, defamation, franchising, attorney ethics, securities, copyrights, employment law, and professional and products libility. He is Chair of the Commercial Group for the Firm's Litigation Department.
Publications
- New Mexico Legal Ethics, American Legal Ethics Library, Legal Information Institute, Cornell Law School, www.law.cornell.edu/ethics
- "Natural Resources Damages and the Office of the Natural Resources Trustee," 1996 New Mexico State Bar Convention
- What You Should Know About Intellectual Property," New Mexico Business Weekly (2002)
- "What ‘Other Minerals' Should Mean in Wyoming," 21 Land and Water Review 417 (1986)
Representative Cases
- Sombra Cosmetics v. Alivia Laboratories, N.M. Dist. Ct. (obtained jury verdict for owner of trade secret)
- Sisneros v. Citadel, N.M. Dist. Ct. (defeated claims of breach of employment contract and misue of name/persona)
- Lovelce Scientific Resources v. LHI, TTAB (inter partes proceeding)
- Parry v. Amoco, Colo. Dist. Ct. (class action involving claims that natural gas royalties were underpaid)
- San Juan 1990-A v. Amoco, N.M. Dist. Ct. in Santa Fe (another gas royalty underpayment case; summary judgment for defense* issued November 2000)
- K-Bob's v. Lee Cattle Co., U.S.D.C. N.M. (holdover franchisee trademark infringement matter)
- Doe v. Archdiocese, N.M. 2nd Dist. CV-94-5047, N.M. Ct. App. 924 P.2d 273 (release of newsworthy depositions obtained for newspaper)
- RTC v. Fulbright & Jaworski, U.S.D.C. N.M. CIV-93-292, 10th Cir. 74 F.3d 218 (legal malpractice claim defeated)
- Amoco, Conoco v. Sunterra, U.S.D.C. N.M. CIV 90-214 (recovery achieved in natural gas contracts arbitration)
- Nechero v. Provident, U.S.D.C. N.M. 795 F. Supp. 374 (conversion policy liability struck down in bad faith action)
- Southwest Products v. DeJuno, U.S.D.C. N.M. CIV 96-409 (judgment obtained for infringement of Native American designs)
- Jackson v. Freightliner, U.S.D.C. N.M. CIV-93-968, 10th Cir. 96 F.3d 1453, 1996 WL 500666 (dismissal of franchise claim upheld on appeal)
- Sunwest v. Roderiquez, N.M. Sup. Ct. 770 P.2d 533 (default judgment upheld on appeal).
Professional Activities
- Director, State Bar of New Mexico Section of Intellectual Property
- Member, American Bar Association Committees on Media, Privacy & Defamation Law and Business Litigation; Member of ABA Sections of Intellectual Property, Natural Resources, Communications, Litigation; Member, Defense Research Institute; Member, New Mexico Defense Lawyers Association
- ALAS Regional Loss Prevention Coordinator
Articles
New Mexico Legal Ethics
President Bush Signs Pipeline Safety Improvement Act
Fundamentals of Copyright Law
Natural Resources Damages and the Office of the Natural Resources Trustee
What You Should Know About Intellectual Property
Libel and Slander
Education
University of Wyoming Law School, Juris Doctor 1986; Land & Water Law Review, Member 1984-1985, Comment Editor 1985-1986;
University of Illinois, B.S. Journalism, 1980
Firm Committees
Ethics Attorney and Loss Prevention Partner
Chair of Commercial Litigation Group of Litigation Department
Healthcare Group
Oil & Gas Group
Film Industry Group
Personal Interests
Family, camping, fishing, skiing, golf
