IPNews® – Lucasfilm filed a lawsuit this month against the owner of New York Jedi and Lightsaber Academy for trademark infringement.
The businesses previously sought a license from Lucasfilm but were denied. Despite several cease and desist letters from Lucasfilm, the New York and San Francisco based entities continued to use the Lightsaber and Jedi
IPNews® – The Supreme Court will hear a trademark case related to the band the Slants.
The case involves whether the government should grant federal trademarks to words or phrases that can be seen as disparaging. The band claims the band name is a badge of honor and that it is fighting for its rights
IPNews® – Hamburger chain Tasty Burger claims Chipotle has violated its trademark rights with its new chain Tasty Made.
Both companies also use a red banner with white text as part of the logo. Though Tasty Burger sent a cease and desist letter with no response, Tasty Burger CEO said he will continue to
IPNews® – Rapper and producer Perry Moise recently ran into trouble when he adopted the stage name “Burberry” and used iconic branding elements of the luxury fashion brand Burberry.
Burberry, the English fashion brand, sent several cease and desist letters with no response and eventually filed a trademark infringement and dilution lawsuit. In a recent
IPNews® – Ivanka Trump has been accused of committing trademark infringement related to a shoe design.
Italian-based luxury shoe brand Aquazzura has filed a trade dress infringement lawsuit against her and has alleged this isn’t the first knockoff. The lawsuit also named Ms. Trump’s company IT Collection, and her licensee Marc Fischer. To continue reading
IPNews® – Electronic dance music star deadmau5 is suing an e-cigarette company for alleged trademark infringement.
The DJ filed a federal trademark infringement lawsuit in California saying West Coast Vape Supply is intentionally infringing on his deadmau5 trademark. He is suing for trademark infringement and is seeking statutory and punitive damages in addition to a
IPNews® – 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
IPNews® – 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
IPNews® – 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
IPNews® – 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