Orange County – It appears that Sarah Palin and her daughter Bristol have both run into a bit of a snag in attempts to trademark their names for “motivational speaking services.” Palin family attorney Thomas Van Flein filed applications for the names Sarah Palin and Bristol Palin on November 5, which were both rejected by the
Ford sues Ferrari over Trademark: The Race for F150
Though at first blush Ford’s claim may seem a little silly, we don’t think it is. Should Ford allow Ferrari to use the F150 trademark in relation to Ferrari’s automobiles, it would become much harder to stop a similar infringement in the future.
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Pac-10 Conference runs into snag with Pac12 Domain Name
Orange County – The Pac-10 is no stranger to competition. The west coast college athletic conference has now expanded by two teams and could be facing its toughest competitor yet. It appears that a dedicated Tupac Shakur fan is already the owner of the trophy at stake: the domain name pac12.com.
The domain, which was
White House Proposing New Intellectual Property Laws
Orange County – In an effort to suppress Internet piracy, President Obama has announced a set of proposed bills he will be sending for Congressional approval. The legislative proposals are designed to increase the enforcement of laws regarding intellectual property theft, specifically online piracy.
Victoria Espinel, who has been appointed by the Obama administration as
LG Playing “Patent Wars” With Sony
San Diego – Reacting to a patent infringement suit filed by Sony, LG Electronics has filed its own patent infringement complaint, attempting to have sales of the PlayStation 3 banned in the United States.
The battle began in December when Sony, the Tokyo-based consumer electronics giant, filed a complaint claiming that LG’s mobile phone
Harlequin Files a Patent Application for the Essential Romantic Kiss
Orange County – What happens when a marketing department decides to try their hand at filing a patent application? Harlequin Enterprises, better known for its woman’s fiction novels than its R&D department, has answered that question. Recently, Harlequin filed a patent application for “The Essential Romantic Kiss.” The application traces the history of the kiss to the
“The King’s Speech” bitten over trademark use
San Diego – The American Humane Association (AHA) has threatened legal action against the producers of the academy-award winning movie “The King’s Speech”. The film’s credits used the phrase “No animals were harmed” referring to the treatment of Corgi dogs that appeared in the movie. According to the AHA, this is in violation of its trademark
Jim Beam has Jose Cuervo eating crow over trademark use
Los Angeles – A black crow is the subject of debate in an ongoing trademark dispute between alcohol-makers Jim Beam and Jose Cuervo.
The dispute started back in the 1990’s when Jose Cuervo began labeling its bottles of tequila with an image of a black crow, which infringed on Jim Beam’s use of a