IPNews® – The maker of the Tommy Gun machine gun recently filed a lawsuit to stop a new brand of vodka which uses the Tommy Guns name.
Saeilo Enterprises, Inc. filed the trademark and trade dress lawsuit in New York against Alphonse Capone Enterprises, Inc. Beyond vodka, Alphonse Capone Enterprises also sells cigars and operates
IPNews® – Samsung’s ChatOn messaging system is the latest target in a patent infringement lawsuit brought in Texas Federal Court by Mobile Telecommunications Technologies LLC.
Mobile Telecommunications is alleging that ChatOn infringes patents that were registered 13-14 years ago. Samsung’s technology also includes applications related to email systems such as Hotmail. To continue reading, click:
IPNews® – The 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals upheld New York-based Aereo’s right to stream live local television programing.
The broadcasting companies are claiming that Aereo is exploiting a loophole in the copyright law, while consumer groups are ecstatic. Meanwhile, Aereo has plans to roll out its service across the nation. To continue reading
IPNews® – After issuing an Office Action refusing registration of the IPAD MINI trademark, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office recently reversed its position on two separate grounds.
The Examining Attorney at the USPTO initially believed that the trademark IPAD MINI was merely descriptive, and also rejected the specimen of use submitted with the application.
IPNews® – ResMed Inc. has filed a patent lawsuit and an ITC complaint against two Taiwan based companies over products related to the treatment of sleep apnea.
Apex Medical Corp. and Medical Depot Inc. face an exclusion order in the ITC and damages in addition to an injunction in the federal action. ResMed is alleging
IPNews® -The 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals recently ruled in Disney’s favor in a case involving the TINKERBELL trademark.
The 2nd Circuit held that Disney had the unfettered right to buy the TINKERBELL trademark despite the existence of an ongoing license to a third company – Icebox-Scoops, Inc. Icebox-Scoops had claimed that it