vote.jpgIPNews® – Wildlife photographers Wendy Shattil and Robert Rozinski are suing Donald Trump’s campaign for copyright infringement, after one of their photos was found on merchandise for the GOP candidate.

The Denver-based photographers claim their photo “Bald Eagle Portrait” has appeared on Trump campaign materials without their permission.  Attorneys for the couple are asking for a District Court judge to find Trump’s campaign liable for direct and indirect copyright infringement.  To continue reading, click: Trump Campaign Sued for Copyright Infringement for Using Bald Eagle Photo

apple-store.jpgIPNews® – The U.S. Supreme Court will hear the long standing patent case between Apple Inc. and Samsung Electronics Co.

Apple sued Samsung in 2011, accusing it of copying the designs of its phones which include the rectangular and curved phone body, and the phone’s grid of sixteen colorful icons which appears on the screen.  The highest court has accepted Samsung’s appeal that it shouldn’t be forced to pay hundreds of millions of dollars in damages to Apple for alleged patent infringement.  To continue reading, click: U.S. Supreme Court will Hear Patent Case between Apple and Samsung

bread.jpgIPNews® – Great Harvest has filed a trademark lawsuit against Panera Bread over the slogan used by Panera in its new marketing campaign.  

Great Harvest argues that the slogan is similar enough to its “Bread. The way it ought to be” corporate slogan that it will likely cause confusion among consumers.  There is also concern about an implied relationship between the organizations that does not exist.  To continue reading, click: Great Harvest Files Trademark Lawsuit Against Panera Over Slogan 

music.jpgIPNews® – Australian pop star Kylie Minogue has formally opposed American TV reality star Kylie Jenner’s attempt to trademark the name “Kylie.”

Minogue argues the trademark would cause confusion among consumers and dilute her brand given Jenner’s numerous controversies.  Minogue has held domains and other related Kylie titles since before Jenner’s birth.  To continue reading, click: Kylie Minogue Opposes Kylie Jenner’s Attempt to Trademark “Kylie”

football1.jpgIPNews® – Texas A&M and the Indianapolis Colts reached a settlement over the Colts’ use of the trademarked phrase “12th Man.”  

Texas A&M owns the trademark, and filed a lawsuit against the Colts after cease and desist letters saw no response.  In the settlement, the Colts agreed to cease using the phrase.  To continue reading, click: Texas A&M and Colts Reach Settlement in “12th Man” Trademark Dispute

scarf.jpgIPNews® – British luxury fashion brand Burberry recently filed a lawsuit against J.C. Penney for its use of Burberry’s trademarked check pattern.

Burberry argues that J.C. Penney continued using the trademarked pattern for two months after Burberry brought the trademark infringement to its attention.  This is not the only lawsuit J.C. Penny has been involved in recently.  To continue reading, click: Burberry Sues J.C. Penney over Trademark Pattern

wave.jpgIPNews® – Cardiff 101 Main Street, a non-profit representing a San Diego beach community, is suing the Cardiff Kook Run over its use of a copyrighted surfer statue image.  The surfer statute has become a favorite of pranksters who try to one up each other by dressing the statute in strange garb.

Cardiff 101 Main Street claims that the Cardiff Kook Run knowingly used the image without compensation, while the Cardiff Kook Run is claiming it had no knowledge that the statue was protected by copyright.  To continue reading, click: Cardiff Kook Surfer Statue is Center of Copyright Lawsuit

tattoo.jpgIPNews® – The question over whether tattoos can be copyrighted is the heart of a lawsuit against Take-Two Software, the creators of the videogame NBA 2K16.

Solid Oak Sketches claims copyright ownership over tattoos on NBA players, and argues that the use of those tattoos in the video game is a copyright infringement.  Solid Oak Sketches seeks $800,000 in damages.  To continue reading, click: LeBron and Kobe Tattoos Lead to Copyright Lawsuit over NBA 2K16 Videogame

football.jpgIPNews® – The San Diego Chargers have applied for the Los Angeles Charges trademark.  The team remains the San Diego Chargers for now, but the Rams and Chargers are currently in negotiations that would move the Chargers to Los Angeles.

While at first the Chargers’ move to Los Angeles appeared inevitable, recent reports suggest that the teams have reached an impasse which would mean that the Chargers will stay in San Diego after all.  To continue reading, click:  Chargers File for Los Angeles Chargers Trademark

yosemite.jpgIPNews® – Yosemite National Park is changing the names of its iconic attractions due to a trademark dispute with its concessionaire company Delaware North.  When the national park turned the contract over to Aramark, Delaware North filed a lawsuit arguing that it owns the trademarks to the park’s names such as the Ahwahnee Hotel. 

If Yosemite wants to keep the names, Delaware North argues that Aramark should have to purchase them just like it did.  To continue reading, click: Iconic Yosemite Attractions to Change Names in Trademark Dispute