IPNews® – A federal jury recently handed down a decision that directed accessory manufacturer Siskiyou Buckle to pay $75,000 in damages to Coach for trademark infringement.
The decision also included an injuction to prevent further infringing sales of a key chain that featured the popular purse maker’s recognizable sideways “C” logo. The latest win for
IPNews® – Twitter took to its own account to tweet a message to its followers announcing the new and improved blue bird logo.
Although the changes may be unnoticeable to some, Twitter is positive that one day its logo will be among the most recognizable in the world. The new bird, named Larry, is slightly
IPNews® – Famous design house Gucci has won its trademark infringement lawsuit against Guess.
In a recent decision handed down in the Southern District Court of New York, Gucci was awarded $4.66 million in damages and an injuction preventing use of its distinctive logos and design elements. Though the monetary damages awarded were not as
IPNews® – The war between the United States and Cuba over the trademark Havana Club appears to be nearing an end.
The registration for the Cuban-owned rum brand name expired in 2006, but Cuba claims it has been prevented from renewing its trademark with the USPTO. The case was litigated and a decision was handed
IPNews® – Angie’s List initiated a trademark infringement lawsuit in federal court last week against its competitor ServiceMagic.
The lawsuit alleges trademark infringement, disparagement and dilution, unfair competition and unjust enrichment. Angie’s List is seeking an injunction and monetary damages related to use of sponsored links and keywords. To continue reading, click: Angie’s List Trademark
IPNews® – Washington website Demstore.com is being sued for trademark infringement by the Obama Re-election Campaign Committee.
In the lawsuit filed last Friday, it is alleged that several Obama related trademarks are being illegally used on the website. The Obama Re-election Campaign Committee is seeking an injunction preventing further sales, as well as unspecified damages.
IPNews® – After a game winning performance in February 2012 against the New Jersey Nets, the ‘Linsanity’ over Jeremy Lin, the New York Knicks point guard, began.
Shortly thereafter, Several trademark applications were filed for ‘Linsanity’ by persons other than Lin. Recently the U.S. Patent and Trademark issued office actions demonstrating that only Jeremy Lin’s
IPNews® – Blackberry manufacturer Research in Motion successfully defended a trademark infringement lawsuit against the Canada television company, BBM Canada.
On the heels of a recent loss in its infringement lawsuit against Basis International for use of the term BBX in its Blackberry 10 operating system, and various customer dissatisfaction problems, Blackberry has suffered dramatic
IPNews® – After a three year lawsuit, Gucci has won its trademark infringement case against Guess and was awarded $4.66 million dollars.
Gucci originally sought $120 million in damages. Apart from the damage award, an injunction also issued which prohibits Guess from producing three of the four signature “G” trademarks owned by Gucci. To continue
IPNews® – Beyonce and Jay-Z have recently filed a trademark application for their new baby’s name “Blue Ivy Carter”.
The application is in multiple classes and includes planned use on CD’s, DVD’s, apparel, and live musical performances. To some it may seem odd to trademark a baby name, but in this case it appears that