IPNews® – The Washington Redskins and the NFL lost a battle in court, resulting in six of the team’s Trademark registrations being cancelled.
A district court ruled that six Redskins’ Trademark registrations are to be cancelled on the grounds that they are offensive to Native American people. While the team is still free to continue
IPNews® – McDonald’s is seeking to prevent fast-food chain Supermac’s from expanding outside of Ireland.
Supermac’s is a popular Irish fast-food chain that is seeking Trademark protection throughout Europe in relation to its plans to expand. This has been met by opposition from McDonald’s which believes the two chains sound too similar and thus will
IPNews® – General Motors recently announced its latest model- the Chevy Bolt.
After receiving multiple refusals to register the trademark by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, it now appears that GM will get the name registered. To overcome one of the refusals, GM entered into a consent agreement with Yamaha due to Yamaha’s prior
IPNews® – Rihanna’s attempt to trademark her legal first name “Robyn” has faced opposition by DC Comics, the publishers of the Batman series.
DC Comics has attempted to block Robyn from registering as a trademark by claiming that the name is confusingly similar to Batman’s sidekick Robin. Rihanna’s application was filed in relation to magazines.
IPNews® – Kendall and Kylie Jenner filed a number of Trademark applications for their first and last names in relation to different categories including perfume, entertainment services, and apparel.
Kendall and Kylie Jenner are following in the footsteps of their business-minded siblings. The sisters have filed a number of Trademark applications for their names in
IPNews® – Twitter has been on a tear recently filing a number of Trademark Applications to protect phrases associated with both its core business and also upcoming additions to the site.
Twitter is aiming to broaden its scope beyond text based tweets by submitting a number of Trademark Applications. One major addition is Periscope which
IPNews® – A Texas based company known for its orange scented fracking is attempting to register a trademark to protect its scented liquid products.
Trademark officials may have to develop a keen sense of smell in the future as several companies are attempting to register scent based trademarks. Verizon Wireless is among the companies that
IPNews® – CBS announcer Jim Nantz coined the phrase “A Tradition Unlike Any Other” while working on the Masters Tournament broadcast.
Thereafter, Augusta National Golf Club began to commercially use the phrase and last year began to file related trademark applications the first of which recently registered. Jim Nantz appears to have no issue with
IPNews® – On the verge of the first perfect season in college basketball in almost 40 years, the University of Kentucky is trying to defeat opposition off the court as well.
The University recently sent a cease and desist letter to 40-0, LLC, which filed a U.S. Trademark Application for “40-0” in relation to apparel
IPNews® – Jameis Winston, who is the likely number one NFL draft pick, is looking to trademark his nickname “Famous Jameis.”
Jameis Winston was nicknamed “Famous Jameis” long before his outstanding college football career. Winston is hoping for a better rookie season than another recent heisman trophy winner, Johnny Manziel, who also sought trademark protection