IPNews® – Seasonal shopping staple Hallmark has been hit with a trademark infringement lawsuit by a smaller company over use of the name “North Pole City.”
The Oklahoma City based retail store called North Pole City filed a complaint against Hallmark last week, claiming that Hallmark’s forthcoming holiday line infringes on the name that it
IPNews® – Two big-time apps collide in as Path attempts to block Pinterest’s trademark registration of its “P” logo.
Pinterest last year filed a Trademark Application to secure protection of its “P” design logo, but on the road to registration has encountered a major bump. Just last month, Path, another popular social networking app, made
IPNews® – Subway endured a major loss this week as the TTAB held that “footlong” does not function as a trademark.
Earlier this year, a convenience store chain challenged mega fast food operator Subway, opposing its federal trademark application for “footlong.” In finding for the opposing party on nearly every issue raised, the Board firmly
IPNews® – Washington D.C.’s famed put-on-everything condiment, “Mumbo sauce,” has come under fire as of late with a TTAB ruling granting legal ownership of the trademark to a Chicago based company.
In 2011, Capital City Mumbo Sauce LLC filed a petition to cancel a trademark registration held by Select Brands. The TTAB sided with Select
IPNews® – Rocawear, the famous clothing line owned partially by Jay Z, has been sued for trademark infringement by a smaller company called HoodLove LLC.
HoodLove LLC argues that its registered trademark for “Hood Love” has been infringed by Jay Z’s Rocawear clothing brand, which recently began selling a T-shirt with the words coupled with
IPNews® – Fan favorite grocery chain Trader Joe’s has filed a complaint against Michael Hallat, once dubbed their “best customer,” for trademark infringement and other claims for re-selling the grocer’s popular goods across the border.
Trader Joe’s claims that Hallat’s store, Pirate Joe’s, infringes on its trademark and damages its brand as a whole by
IPNews® – Based on recent trademark and patent applications, South Korean-based Samsung Electronics Co. is poised to revolutionize the tech industry by developing a smart watch, capable of browsing the internet and making phone calls.
Samsung recently filed a U.S. trademark application for “Samsung Galaxy Gear” to cover “wearable electronic devices.” The company has also
IPNews® – Chinese officials have blocked the trademark registration of “Tesla” by U.S. electric car manufacturer Tesla Motors, Inc. in light of a prior registration.
A Chinese man, Zhan Boasheng, obtained a trademark registration for “Tesla” in 2009, and is now demanding that Tesla Motors pay more than $30 million for rights to the name.
IPNews® – The Trademark Trial and Appeal Board last Thursday approved Sutro Product Development, Inc.’s attempt to trademark the sound that its eyeglasses make while snapping open.
This decision overturned years of rejections by examining attorneys, who had ruled that the three click sound was a functional element of the hinge, and therefore not eligible
IPNews® – Two online retailers, JustFab.com and Fab.com, are embroiled in a fight over rights to the trademark “Fab,” with JustFab.com filing a lawsuit against its “fab” opponent in Federal Court.
The complaint, filed in California’s Central District, alleges trademark infringement by Fab.com as well as unfair competition by the company. JustFab.com is petitioning for