IPNews® – The makers of the wildly addictive Candy Crush Saga are coming under fire for their attempt to reserve the exclusive right to use the word “Candy” in video games
While King.com Limited has defended its decision to file for trademark protection of “Candy” as a business move to ward off rivals from cashing
IPNews® – The USPTO has at last granted pastry chef Dominque Ansel registration of his “Cronut” trademark, but it hasn’t been without a backlash from other bakers.
Ansel, whose in-store descriptions of the Cronut describe the treat as “Chef Dominique Ansel’s signature creation inspired by a croissant-doughnut hybrid,” is fending off criticism if his choice
IPNews® – Famed rapper Kanye West has filed a lawsuit against the makers of “COINYE” bitcoin, alleging trademark infringement.
The lawsuit was filed last week in federal court after demands to resolve the issue through a cease and desist letter failed. West’s legal team contends that the COINYE currency wrongfully implies an association between the
IPNews® – Kate Spade has successfully fended off claims of trademark infringement brought by a fellow New York City based clothing brand.
Saturdays Surf NYC alleged that consumers were likely to believe that its brand was associated with the larger Kate Spade brand. In its ruling, the court sided completely with Kate Spade and found
IPNews® – Tesla has made the bold move to take on Ford over the trademark rights to the “Model E” name, which many sources speculate will be the name of Tesla’s next electric car.
Elon Musk’s famed electric-only car manufacturing company filed a trademark application for “Model E” in the summer of 2013. The move
IPNews® – A Napa Valley winery has sued Duck Commander, Inc. and those responsible for producing and selling wines related to the popular Duck Dynasty reality TV series.
Duckhorn Wine Company alleges that confusion is likely to occur among consumers between the Duck Dynasty themed wines and its own wines, which it has been
IPNews® – ShareTV recently won a trademark infringement case against a Korean citizen which included the transfer of the Sharetv.com domain name.
For its seven years in operation, ShareTV had been using ShareTV.org because the ShareTV.com domain had been registered years earlier. After multiple attempts to try to resolve the presence of what it found
IPNews® – Ron Rivera, head coach of the up and coming Carolina Panthers, has filed a trademark application to protect his namesake “Riverboat Ron”.
Rivera, who notes that he earned the moniker as a result of his recent attitude shift favoring a more aggressive style of play , is the latest in a string of
IPNews® – Hanginout, Inc. has filed a trademark lawsuit against Google, Inc. for its use of “Hangouts”
The much smaller San Diego company took on the Northern California giant, filing a trademark infringement lawsuit last month. The complaint claims that Google is wrongfully using “Hangouts” to refer to its live video chat app, which infringes
IPNews® – Burberry has filed an appeal to keep its trademark for its famous plaid design alive in China.
One of fashion’s most well known designs, the Burberry tartan print, is in trouble in China after the Chinese Intellectual Property Office cancelled its protection due to non-use. Burberry has filed paperwork to appeal the cancellation