IPNews® – The cosmetic company Hard Candy has decided to abandon its trademark application for the viral #MeToo hashtag.
The hashtag #MeToo has become the centerpiece of a social movement to bring attention to the prevalence of sexual harassment and assault. Hard Candy made the move after continued negative publicity even though it had planned
IPNews® – The NFL is being threatened with a trademark lawsuit by a company it has a history with called Barstool Sports.
Recently, the NFL began selling shirts that use the phrase “Sundays are for the Boys”. Barstool Sports has taken issue with this, since it has long sold a shirt that contains the phrase
IPNews® – San Diego Comic-Con has won its trademark lawsuit against Salt Lake Comic Con over use of the words “Comic Con”.
The Salt Lake version had argued that the Comic Con words were generic and thus free for all to use. However, the court determinted that consumers were in fact likely to be confused
IPNews® The hip hop band Wu-Tang Clan has filed a trademark opposition against a recently filed “Woof-Tang Clan” trademark application.
The opposition is the band’s attempt to prevent a New York based dog-walking company from getting a trademark. The Wu-Tang Clan name has been in use in relation to hip hop music since 1993. To
IPNews®- Canadian brewer Moosehead has sued Hop’n Moose Brewing Company for Trademark Infringement.
Located in Rutland, Vermont, Hop’n Moose Brewing Company operates brewpubs and sells beer which contains a moose in the logo. Moosehead Breweries claims that consumers are likely to be confused and states that its use of a moose related to beer has
IPNews® – A case challenging the registered Google trademark has been declined for review by the U.S. Supreme Court.
The case involved whether a trademark owner should lose rights in instances when the trademark is frequently used as a verb such as in the phrase “Google it”. The Plaintiffs alleged that Google had become generic
IPNews® – Jaguar Land Rover filed several trademark applications to protect its infamous automobile designs after a new threat has appeared.
Jim Ratcliffe, billionaire owner of Ineos, announced that he plans to form an automotive team to market a vehicle similar in design and appearance to the Land Rover Defender. Thus far Jaguar Land Rover
IPNews® – The San Diego Comic-Con trademark infringement case will move toward a trial after a recent Motion for Summary Judgment was denied.
Salt Lake Comic Con had filed the motion claiming that “Comic-Con” was a generic term and thus incapable of trademark protection. In response, San Diego Comic-Con cited a survey in which 80%
IPNews® – Starbucks has settled its trademark infringement lawsuit with New York city café The End.
The End had sued Starbucks over its colorful unicorn Frappuccino. The End filed a trademark application for UNICORN LATTE in January of this year. To continue reading, click: Starbucks Unicorn Drink Trademark Lawsuit Is Amicably Resolved
IPNews® In-N-Out Burger has filed a lawsuit against competitor Smashburger for trademark infringement.
The complaint alleges that Smashburger’s new “Triple Double” burger infringes on In-N-Out’s trademarks for “Double-Double” and “Triple Triple”. Both trademarks have been in use by In-N-Out since the 1960’s. To continue reading, click: In-N-Out Sues Smashburger for Trademark Infringement