IPNews® – Deckers has won a $450,000 trademark infringement award over use of the term “Ugg” on boots.
Australian Leather had unsuccessfully argued that “Ugg” is a generic term which refers to the type of boot. The case is continuing over patent claims and Deckers is also seeking recovery of its attorney’s fees. To continue
IPNews® – Patagonia is suing Anheuser-Busch InBev for trademark infringement over the use of the Patagonia name on beer.
Patagonia claims that the confusion is made worse by the fact that Anheuser-Busch is marketing the beer with Patagonia branded apparel and that the logos look similar. Apparel isn’t the only overlap for the companies since
IPNews® – McDonald’s has lost its Big Mac trademark registration in Europe.
The decision came after a competitor called Supermac’s challeged McDonalds’ trademark registration due to a lack of use. In response to the decision, Burger King has changed its menu to poke fun at its top competitor. To continue reading, click: McDonald’s Loses the
IPNews® – The Supreme Court recently decided to hear a case regarding federal protection of trademarks that are denied protection based on vulgarity.
The case Iancu v. Brunetti concerns a trademark for the word FUCT and whether it deserves federal trademark protection. This case follows Matal v. Tam which was a landmark case involving a
IPNews® – A recent lawsuit initiated by Levi Strauss has sparked debate over the extent of trademark protection over a tag on apparel.
Levi Strauss has sued Yves Saint Laurent over the tabs on the back pockets of jeans. Levi Strauss is claiming that consumers associate the tags with its products and any similar use
IPNews® – President Donald Trump found himself in hot water again recently related to his use of Twitter.
The president made a tweet that mimicked HBO’s Game of Thrones’ “Winter is Coming” phrase but instead stated “Sanctions are Coming”. The tweet used and image and font that brings to mind the popular HBO show. To
IPNews® – What appeared to start as an April fools day joke has become reality for Tesla.
While it seemed that Elon Musk was making a joke in April about starting a new brand of Teslaquila distilled spirits, it is no longer a joke. Last week Tesla filed for the Teslaquila trademark in the United
IPNews®- Former Jacksonville Jaguars player Dan Skuta is trying to trademark the term “Sacksonville” against the wishes of the Jaguars.
After Skuta abandoned his application in 2016, he re-applied for the trademark and then filed an opposition to the Jaguars’ application. Skuta states that he has been selling merchandise featuring the Sacksonville logo since 2015
IPNews® – Ohio State recently opposed the University of Oklahoma’s trademark application of a drum major image which contains the block letter “O.”
Both universities’ actively use the block “O” in relation to sporting events and on apparel. Ohio State claims that it has been using the block “O” since 1898 and the university has
IPNews® – A San Francisco brewery recently released an ad featuring a new beer with a logo similar to the In-N-Out Burger logo.
The brewery also tagged the Burger company in the promotional post. In-N-Out responded with a tongue in cheek cease-and-desist letter response that gained a lot of social media attention. To continue reading,