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
IPNews® – The bid to change the name of the Washington Redskins football team has gained momentum after a ruling by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office that the name is “disparaging.”
The ruling has stepped up financial and political pressure on the team’s owner Daniel Snyder. Supporters of the name change say that
IPNews® – A Brooklyn artist who designs clothing is incurring the wrath of math geeks and other designers after trademarking the pi symbol.
Paul Ingrisano has been criticized for preventing others from selling merchandise that includes the pi symbol. With regard to policing so-called infringements, it appears this may be a long uphill legal
IPNews® – The owners of California Chrome, the horse many are hoping will win the coveted Triple Crown at the Belmont Stakes come June 7th, have filed to trademark the winning racehorse’s name. A couple of horses came close to winning the Triple Crown in recent years, but ended up disappointing their owners.
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IPNews® – A battle is brewing between Apple and Swatch over use of the name iWatch.
Rumors are continuing to swirl that Apple will soon launch a line of wearable tech under the iWatch trademark. However, the Swiss manufacturer is not amused due to its own long-standing use of its similar iSwatch trademark. To continue