IPNews® – The Ninth Circuit reversed a lower court’s ruling that jewelry maker Solid 21’s RED GOLD trademark is generic and therefore is not protectable.
Solid 21’s rival Breitling USA, Inc. argued that the lower court was right to dismiss the lawsuit brought against it by Solid 21 because the trademark RED GOLD is generic
IPNews® – A U.S. federal judge denied Aereo, Inc.’s bid for a temporary restraining order against FilmOn.com, Inc. that would have prohibited FilmOn from using the AERO trademark or the Aero.tv domain name until the trademark infringement lawsuit between the two concluded.
Aereo alleged that FilmOn purposely chose Aero as the name of its online
IPNews® – A group of Native Americans are attempting to have six Washington Redskins’ trademarks cancelled, claiming that the team’s name is disparaging to Native Americans.
In a hearing in front of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office’s Trademark Trial and Appeal Board last week, a group of Native Americans argued that because the team’s
IPNews® – Facebook, Inc. is tangled in another round of litigation, this time for the website’s timeline feature, which a rival claims infringes its trademarks.
Timelines, Inc. alleges that Facebook’s timeline feature infringes its TIMELINES trademark, but Facebook claims the trademark should never have been granted because the term is generic. Timelines countered that just
IPNews® – The Trademark Trial and Appeal Board denied a drug company’s application to trademark the peppermint scent and taste of its nitroglycerin spray used to treat chest pain.
The board ruled that because the peppermint oil increases the effectiveness of the nitroglycerin spray, it is a functional aspect of the drug and therefore cannot
IPNews® – Cookware giant Meyer Manufacturing Co. Ltd filed a Motion for Summary Judgment against Telebrands Corp. arguing that the “As Seen On TV” company could not trademark the color green on the inside of pots and pans.
Meyer argued that the color green is a functional indicator of the products eco-friendliness and therefore should
IPNews® – The New York Yankees have rights to the nickname Evil Empire and can prevent other companies from registering the name as a trademark, according to a recent ruling by the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board.
Evil Enterprises filed a trademark application for BASEBALL’S EVIL EMPIRE, which the Yankees opposed. Though the Yankees have
IPNews® – “FarmVille” creator Zynga Inc. filed a lawsuit against Imagenesis Corp. claiming that the company’s soon-to-be released game “MafiaVille” infringes its VILLE trademarks.
Zynga argued that Imagenesis’ use of the name MafiaVille would be confusing to players and cause them to believe the game is made by or associated with Zynga. Zynga also alleged
IPNews® – Tiffany & Co. filed a lawsuit claiming that Costco Wholesalers Corp. infringed its trademarks by marketing and selling unauthorized engagement rings using the Tiffany name.
Though Costco agreed in December to cease all use of the Tiffany’s name, Tiffany is still suing Costco for its profits and treble damages. In addition, Tiffany wants
IPNews® – Mary Kay Inc. has filed a lawsuit against Michael Kors LLC in order to prohibit the company from registering MK as a trademark to be placed on a charm that will be affixed to Estee Lauder makeup bags.
Mary Kay and Michael Kors have battled over the MK trademark before and came to