IPNews® – Gucci announced last week that it has won a trademark infringement lawsuit against the grandsons of its famous founder Guccio Gucci.
Guccio and Alessandro Gucci began their own company called ToBeG in 2008 chosing to use the Gucci name in advertising though not on the products themselves. An Italian court determined that use
IPNews ® – This week Rolex lost its ongoing trademark battle in the UK with up-and-coming luxury jewelry retailer Rox.
Rolex Opposed use of the Rox trademark alleging that ongoing use would cause confusion among consumers and damage the Rolex brand. However, after reviewing the case, the UK Examiner determined that there was no infringement
IPNews® – Lionsgate, Mandate Pictures and Summit Entertainment announced recently that they prevailed in a trademark infringement lawsuit against Eastland Music Group over use of the trademark 50/50.
The Illinois music company argued that release of the critically acclaimed movie 50/50 on DVD caused confusion among consumers and damage to its goodwill. However, U.S. District
IPNews® – Dallas based HomeVestors of America is suing its competitor House Buyer Network and Duane LeGate for trademark infringement, unfair competition, unjust enrichment, injury to business reputation and breach of contract.
The Complaint alleges that LeGate and Home Buyer Network violated a settlement agreement in which they agreed to transfer a number of domain
IPNews® – The owners of the Stratosphere Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas recently filed a lawsuit for trademark infringement against Marchex which is an online advertising and gaming company.
Marchex was accused of using a website called AcePlay.com to lure customers in with expectations of finding information on the Stratosphere Hotel & Casino, but
IPNews® – Ed Kowalcyzk is being sued for trademark infringement by his former band Live for allegedly using the band name without authorization.
Kowalcyzk is being accused of trademark infringement, trademark dilution and false designation of origin. The band is seeking $2 million in damages and an injunction to prevent Kowalcyzk from using the name
IPNews® – Paramount Pictures has filed trademark applications for “World War Z” with the USPTO.
Paramount intends to distribute the wildly popular Zombie series in various video game platforms including: Xbox 360, PS3, Nintendo 3DS, online and in mobile phone games. The movie will star Brad Pitt. To continue reading, click: Paramount Pictures Files for
IPNews® – Start-up energy drink manufacturer Bodyarmor SuperDrink is being sued by Under Armour for trademark infringement in U.S. District Court in the District of Maryland.
The answer, filed recently, showed that Bodyarmor filed its trademark application with the USPTO approximately five years ago with no objections from Under Armour. The drink manufacturer calls the
IPNews® – With recent trademark applications filed for terms such as LINSANITY, FEAR THE BROW and THAT’S A CLOWN QUESTIONS, BRO, it appears that professional athletes are increasingly seeking trademark protection.
In a very interesting article written by Doug Williams at ESPN, we learn the origins of the trend and just how far it has
IPNews® – Hulu recently announced that it had dropped its opposition to Dish Network’s trademark application for “TV Everywhere”.
Hulu had previously claimed the term should not be registered to Dish Network because it was commonly used by a number of other cable providers as a standard and generic industry term. The application is also