IPNews® – Grumpy Cat Limited filed a trademark and copyright lawsuit today in Illinois.
The complaint alleges that many companies are selling counterfeit products trading on the Grumpy Cat name and likeness. The infamous cat with a frown came into popularity in 2012 and apparently there is a business there. To continue reading, click here:
IPNews® – More Than a Vote, Inc. has filed another trademark application, this time for the phrase “Change Isn’t Made by Watching From the Sidelines”.
The organization’s goal is to increase voter participation by creating safe and convenient voting places. More Than a Vote is made up of black athletes and artists and is headed
IPNews® – It appears that Mike Tyson is getting back into the ring.
Eros Innovations LLC, a company associated with Mike Tyson, has filed 21 new trademark applications. They all relate to Mike Tyson’s Legends Only League, a league that will feature competitions between retired athletes. To continue reading, click: Mike Tyson Files trademark for
IPNews® – Daniel Snyder has filed a trademark application, but not one that most expected.
On July 23rd the team formerly known as the Washington Redskins filed a U.S. Trademark Application for “Washington Football Team”. The team recently announced that it would play the 2020-2021 season under a temporary name to give it time to
IPNews® – It didn’t take long for Tom Brady, the newest member of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, to start filing trademark applications related to his new city.
In late March and early April, Brady filed trademark applications for TB x TB, Tompa Bay and Tampa Brady. Though other would be entrepreneurs apparently beat him to
IPNews® – Delta Air Lines has sued Marriott hotels for use of the Delta trademark in relation to a hotel chain.
Delta is claiming that Marriott is simultaneously rapidly expanding the chain while also changing the color scheme of the logo to more closely resemble Delta’s brand. It seems that the case could cause Marriott
IPNews® – Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s decision to split from the ‘Royal’ brand has apparently left their Sussex Royal trademark in limbo.
As the Duke and Duchess of Sussex move forward, they will have to honor the family and build their own brand without help from their past status. They are still working on
IPNews® – Daniel Jones, the recently drafted quarterback for the New York Giants, has filed a trademark application for the nickname “Danny Dimes.”
Jones and his agent have begun to notice multiple companies creating and selling unlicensed merchandise featuring the nickname. Also, its appears that two other Danny Dimes trademark applications were filed before Jones’
IPNews® – A Florida-based chapter of The Society of Professional Journalists has filed a trademark application for “Fake News”.
The group is also reportedly already policing use by sending cease and desist letters to alleged infringers, including to Donald Trump himself. The effort will likely be an uphill battle. To continue reading, click: Journalist Group
IPNews® – Ohio State University is attempting to trademark the term “The”.
Thus far, the application has run into some issues. Among the issues is a prior pending application for “The”. To continue reading, click: Ohio State Attempts to Trademark “The”