satellite-dish.jpgIPNews® – 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 registration, claiming that the applied for trademark is both generic and descriptive.    To continue reading, click: Competitors Gang Up on Dish Network Over “Dish Anywhere” Trademark

automobile-plugin.jpgIPNews® – Tesla Motors has filed a patent application for a backup battery for an electric car.

Tesla recently filed for patent protection of a metal-air battery for use in its successful line of electric cars.  The new technology, if implemented, would work in conjunction with the cars’ traditional lithium-ion batteries and would provide a low cost means for extending the overall battery life of electric-only vehicles.   To continue reading, click: Tesla Files Patent Over Battery for Long Car Trips

cadbury-easter.jpgIPNews® – Famous chocolate maker Cadbury suffered a loss against rival company Whittaker’s over the Trademark of a candy bar name.

The UK’s two biggest chocolatiers, Cadbury and Whittaker’s, sparred in what has capped off a long history of bad blood between them.   Whittaker’s won out over Cadbury’s claim that the use of the name “Berry Forrest” would infringe on Cadbury’s registration for Black Forest candy bars.   To continue reading, click: Cadbury Loses “Berry Forest” Trademark Battle

facebook.jpgIPNews® – Facebook has augmented a new patent that allows for user-filtered searching in real time.

The world’s leading social networking site is making a new effort to pull ahead by optimizing its searching capability.   Adding to an already filed patent, Facebook describes plans for a new type of search that will allow the company and users to filter search results based on identifiers included in other users’ posts.   To continue reading, click: Facebook Adds on to Real Time Search Patent

christmas-card.jpgIPNews® – Seasonal shopping staple Hallmark has been hit with a trademark infringement lawsuit by a smaller company over use of the name “North Pole City.”

The Oklahoma City based retail store called North Pole City filed a complaint against Hallmark last week, claiming that Hallmark’s forthcoming holiday line infringes on the name that it trademarked with the State of Oklahoma years ago.    For its case, Hallmark, who filed a federal trademark application for the name just this year, has expressed no immediate plans to back down or stop production of the contested product line.   To continue reading, click: Hallmark Smacked with Trademark Lawsuit Just in Time for Holiday Season

google.jpgIPNews® –  The legal drama between Google and Apple continues as the two mega retailers are back in court over alleged copied software used in phones.

Three years ago, Google-owned Motorola Mobility and Apple commenced a series of lawsuits against one another over technology that each used in its mobile phones.  With each side claiming patent infringement only to be dismissed before trial, Motorola is now seeking to reopen the case.   To continue reading, click: New Patent Battle Marks New Chapter in Apple vs. Google Lawsuit Saga

p.jpgIPNews® – Two big-time apps collide in as Path attempts to block Pinterest’s trademark registration of its “P” logo.

Pinterest last year filed a Trademark Application to secure protection of its “P” design logo, but on the road to registration has encountered a major bump.  Just last month, Path, another popular social networking app, made a filing to being the process to oppose Pinterest’s application, jeopardizing Pinterest’s claim over its stylized “P”.  To continue reading, click: Path throws a Punch at Pinterest over “P” Trademark

iphone.jpgIPNews® –  Apple revealed the new iPhone 5s today, the device that carries the fingerprint scanning technology described in a new patent.

In 2012, Apple filed a patent for fingerprint reading technology, which went largely unfound until just days before the September 10 reveal of the iPhone 5s.   Sure enough, as we saw from Apple’s latest product unveiling, the major feature of the new iPhone is this new technology, which will allow users to unlock their phones with a simple touch.  To continue reading, click: Apple’s Fingerprint Technology Patent Comes to Life in New iPhone 5s

sandwich-footlong.jpgIPNews® –  Subway endured a major loss this week as the TTAB held that “footlong” does not function as a trademark.

Earlier this year, a convenience store chain challenged mega fast food operator Subway, opposing its federal trademark application for “footlong.”   In finding for the opposing party on nearly every issue raised, the Board firmly struck down Subway’s ability to register the Trademark, despite millions spent on advertising it.  To continue reading, click: TTAB Squashes Hope for Subway’s “Footlong” Trademark

chicken-wings.jpgIPNews® – Washington D.C.’s famed put-on-everything condiment, “Mumbo sauce,” has come under fire as of late with a TTAB ruling granting legal ownership of the trademark to a Chicago based company.

In 2011, Capital City Mumbo Sauce LLC filed a petition to cancel a trademark registration held by Select Brands.  The TTAB sided with Select Brands, however, and effectively limited D.C. establishments from using the name to refer to one of its most iconic culinary treats.  To continue reading, click: TTAB Rules that Washington D.C. Can’t Claim “Mumbo Sauce” Trademark