IPNews® – Burberry has filed an appeal to keep its trademark for its famous plaid design alive in China.
One of fashion’s most well known designs, the Burberry tartan print, is in trouble in China after the Chinese Intellectual Property Office cancelled its protection due to non-use. Burberry has filed paperwork to appeal the cancellation
IPNews® – A small New Hampshire-based coffee company won a major victory against big-time coffee maker Starbucks.
The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that Starbucks had failed to show that its brand would be harmed by the smaller company’s “Charbucks” line of coffee products. As such, it was denied the injunction it was
IPNews® – A recent complaint filed by Beardo, Inc. seeks relief for alleged infringement of its bearded hat designs.
Beardo last week filed a patent infringement lawsuit against three competing companies, claiming that its design for a hat connected to a knitted beard had been copied. While no formal response has been submitted by any
IPNews® – The TTAB recently ruled that BOTULEX is confusingly similar to BOTOX, which will prevent the BOTULEX trademark application from proceeding to registration.
The fight over younger looking skin has a winner as the makers of BOTOX successfully opposed a trademark application for BOTULEX, the brand name of similar skin rejuvenation products. The victory
IPNews® – Zynga won big in a trademark infringement lawsuit brought by Mattel, who owns the rights to the classic Scrabble board game.
The UK’s High Court this week ruled in favor of Zynga, finding that the name of its popular “Scramble With Friends” word game app does not infringe on Mattel’s Scrabble trademarks. The
IPNews® – Young Jeezy has been hit with a trademark infringement lawsuit from the Hells Angels for using a design in his clothing line that is too similar to the motorcycle club’s well-known “death head” insignia.
Rapper Young Jeezy has picked a fight with the famous biker gang the Hells Angels, by allegedly copying the
IPNews® – The Cardinals’ Rally Squirrel is the focus of an ongoing fight for the rights to its name.
The St. Louis Cardinals are awaiting the outcome of an opposition they filed to prevent a trademark application filed by a suburban business owner for the name “Rally Squirrel.” The application was filed after the squirrel
IPNews® – Bentley scored a major win this week as it prevailed in a trademark infringement lawsuit against manufacturers of car kits.
The kits were designed to make other inexpensive vehicles look like a Bentley. While Bentley was not granted its request for damages, it was able to enjoin the defendants from further manufacture of
IPNews® – Last week Pinterest hit travel site Pintrips with a Trademark Infringement Lawsuit for being too similar its popular “pinning” application.
In the lawsuit, Pinterest seeks to shut down the startup travel website Pintrips for causing consumer confusion. In support of its claim of infringement, Pinterest cites the similarity of the names and the
IPNews® – Dish Network has run into issues with use of its “Dish Anywhere” Trademark.
Dish Network’s biggest competitors filed oppositions in the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board to block its newly filed Trademark Application for “Dish Anywhere.” The companies claimed that they would be damaged by if the application were allowed to proceed to