Second Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Ripple Analytics’ Trademark Suit Against Rippling
Greenville, S.C., August 26, 2025– Dority & Manning is proud to announce a favorable outcome for its client, Rippling, in Ripple Analytics Inc. v. People Center Inc. before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.
The Second Circuit upheld the dismissal of Ripple Analytics’ trademark infringement claims, holding that Ripple’s CEO Noah Pusey, not the company itself, was the actual owner of the trademark at issue. As a result, Ripple was not the proper party to bring the suit.
The panel also rejected Ripple’s attempt to amend its complaint as futile, finding that the proposed change would not remedy Ripple’s standing defect. In its ruling, the Court noted that trademark claims must be prosecuted by the real party in interest, and Ripple had “unambiguously assigned all of its rights in any intellectual property, including trademarks, to Pusey.”
Dority & Manning proudly recognizes Tim Williams and Jason Pittman for their efforts as Rippling’s defense team before the Eastern District of New York and their collaboration with Jeremy Bylund of Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP, who argued on Rippling’s behalf before the Second Circuit Court of Appeals.
Read the Second Circuit for the U.S. Court of Appeals decision here.
Read the EDNY Court Opinion here.
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