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IPNews® - U.S. District Court Judge Dean D. Pregerson recently made clear that he is leaning toward dismissing Viacom from a trademark infringement matter initiated by Gibson guitars.

Viacom claims that it merely licensed the rights to use the “SpongeBob SquarePants” trademark to a third party and had no part in any infringement alleged by Gibson against its licensee.  Gibson is claiming that Viacom and its licensee both infringed on its “Flying V” trademark.  To continue reading, click: Viacom May Get Dismissal From SpongeBob Uke’s “Flying V” Guitar Trademark Lawsuit

IPNews® - Publisher J.T. Colby recently came up empty in its attempt to prevent Apple Inc. from using the iBooks trademark. 

Apple responded the lawsuit with a Motion for Summary Judgment disputing all claims.  New York District Court Judge Denise Cote granted Apple’s motion holding that there was no likelihood of confusion among other issues.  To continue reading, click: Federal Judge Sides With Apple in IBOOKS Trademark Dispute

IPNews® - Action Ink Inc., owner of the THE ULTIMATE FAN U.S. Trademark Registration, is playing defense against the New York Jets. 

After Action Inc. filed its trademark infringement complaint due to the Jets' use of ULTIMATE FAN, the New York Jets recently filed for Summary Judgment.  The Jets' are alleging that the THE ULTIMATE FAN trademark has been abandoned.  To continue reading, click: New York Jets Seek Summary Judgment Over “Ultimate Fan” Trademark

IPNews® - Nike Inc. recently responded to a lawsuit filed against it by Under Armour Inc. which alleged that Nike is infringing on Under Armour's "I Will" trademark.

Nike is claiming that it has been using "I Will" and other similar phrases since before Under Armour existed.  Nike also claims that the two word phrase does not function as a trademark.  To continue reading, click: Nike and Under Armour Battle Over “I Will” Trademark

IPNews® - In the wake of the Boston Marathon tragedy, 8 separate trademark applications for BOSTON STRONG have been filed with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.

Many feel that capitalizing in any way on the events from the Boston Marathon disaster is in poor taste.  Beyond that, most if not all of the applications are unlikely to register.    To continue reading, click: The Rush of “Boston Strong” Trademark Applications Has Begun