IPNews® – Milk Studios has filed a lawsuit against South Korean electronics maker Samsung for trademark infringement.
The lawsuit alleges that Samsung has infringed Milk Studios’ trademark for its newly-launched music and video streaming services. The complaint also states that Samsung’s actions have damaged and will continue to damage the studio’s brand. To continue reading
IPNews® – Lucasfilm, the creator of the Star Wars franchise, has filed a trademark opposition against a small brewery in Syracuse, N.Y.
Empire Brewing Co. wants to trademark a German lager it calls “Empire Strikes Bock,” which has grown in popularity over the last seven years. But Lucasfilm is objecting to the trademark saying that
IPNews® – Shoe manufacturer Converse has filed trademark lawsuits against several major retailers and manufacturers alleging that they infringed on its trademarked Chuck Taylor design.
Converse, which is owned by Nike, has filed 22 different lawsuits against retail giants such as Wal-Mart and Kmart and manufacturers such as Skechers. The company alleges that the retailers
IPNews® – A company that markets individual retirement accounts is suing the U.S. Treasury Department alleging trademark infringement.
In January, President Obama announced a special government program to help individuals save up for retirement with special Roth IRAs after which the U.S. Treasury sought to trademark “MyRA. In response, My Retirement Account Services, LLC filed
IPNews® – Twitpic, the service that helped Twitter users share images, has announced that it will be acquired by a buyer following the threat of a shutdown earlier this month.
Twitpic’s founder Noah Everett said he would rather quit than launch an unwinnable trademark battle against Twitter which had opposed his trademark application for Twitpic.
IPNews® – The Hershey Company is waging a trademark war against candy importer LBB Imports LLC accusing it of infringing its trademarks for famous brand names including Reese’s and Kit Kat.
Hershey has argued that LBB is violating both its trademarks and trade dress. The candy maker is asking the court to block the infringement
IPNews® – The ALS Association has backed away from trademark applications that it filed for terms relating to the Ice Bucket Challenge, which gained momentum on social media and brought in more than $94 million for the group.
ALSA officials said they attempted to trademark the terms with the blessing of the families that started
IPNews® – Tesla has announced that it has amicably and completely resolved a trademark dispute in China making way for CEO Elon Musk to grow the company’s brands in the world’s largest automobile market.
Tesla was locked in a legal battle with Zhan Baosheng, who registered the Tesla trademark before the California-based carmaker came to
IPNews® – The University of Arkansas has trademarked the sounds contained in its famous Hog Call – Wooo Pig Sooie!
This trademark means that the Hog Call cannot be used by anyone for commercial purposes without permission or a license from the University of Arkansas. This trademark joins a line of famous sound trademarks which
IPNews® – San Diego State University has set out to trademark the chant “I believe that we will win!” which was recently popularized by the U.S. soccer team during the World Cup.
San Diego State University’s basketball team has been using this chant for the last few years as have other schools, such as Navy