IPNews® – Apple will likely have to make another expensive trademark purchase in order to be able to continue selling iPhones in Brazil.
After spending $60 million to purchase the iPad name from a company in China, Apple has run into a Brazilian company that has exclusive rights to the iPhone name in Brazil. Gradiente
IPNews® – Neil Young applied for two new trademarks which he plans to use in marketing his new company Pono.
Young has long been a critic of the quality of music available for MP3 players and he plans to offer a better option for consumers with his digital-to-analog online library and portable devices. Young hopes
IPNews® – A Washington district judge threw out a copyright claim against a reporter who used National Football Scouting’s player grades in his blog, but he may still be on the hook for trade secret claims.
On dismissing the copyright claim, Federal District Judge Ronald B. Leighton said reporter Rob Rang’s use of the scores
IPNews® – A family feud over Bob Marley’s intellectual property ended when the family reached a private settlement Friday.
Bob Marley’s half brother, Richard Booker, has been using Marley’s legacy to promote his personal business ventures without any legal right to do so. Fifty-Six Hope Road Music Ltd., which represents Marley’s widow and children, filed
IPNews® – Sally Beauty Supply LLC settled a trademark infringement case Thursday, agreeing to pay $8.5 million in damages.
Mixed Chicks LLC, a provider of hair care products to those of mixed nationality, filed a complaint claiming that Sally Beauty had infringed on its trademark and trade dress. The company claims that the infringement began
IPNews® – A California Federal Judge granted the owner of the popular “Angry Birds” brand an injunction against a California-based toy company.
Rovio, the owner of the “Angry Birds” franchise, accused Royal Plush of infringement, unfair competition, and unjust enrichment. Rovio claimed that the toys made by Royal Plush were so similar to their own
IPNews® – 132 domain names were seized yesterday by US and European Government Officials.
The Cyber Monday crackdown has been growing since its inception in 2010 and targets websites that attempt to con consumers into buying counterfeit goods. Though most of the websites are based overseas, two Southern California-based websites were also seized.
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IPNews® – Texas A&M freshman QB Johnny Manziel is working to trademark his “Johnny Football” nickname but he was beaten to the punch.
Kenneth R. Reynolds Family Investments has already applied for the “Johnny Football” trademark for use in relation to athletic wear, footballs, and video games. Due to NCAA rules, even if Johnny Manziel
IPNews® – The Federal Circuit recently upheld a TTAB decision refusing an attempt to cancel three VILLAGE PEOPLE trademarks.
The wife and agent of former Village People frontman Victor Willis filed petitions to cancel the three trademark registrations. Two of the trademark registrations were for live music and one was for recorded music. To continue
IPNews® – Reynolds Innovations Inc. recently filed a trademark infringement lawsuit against SAS Technologies related to electronic cigarettes.
The lawsuit alleges that SAS Technologies is infringing on Reynolds’ Camel and Winston brands. In addition to cigarettes, the Alabama-based SAS Technologies manufactures and sells flavored liquid nicotine products for use with the smokeless cigarettes. To continue