IPNews® – Mag Instrument filed a lawsuit this week in federal court against Larson Electronics over the use of its trademark Magnalight.
Mag Instrument is claiming that the Magnalight, created and distributed by Larson Electronics, is confusingly similar to its registered trademark Mag-Lite. Larson Electronics claims that it has evidence that its products have been
IPNews® – The U.S. Military recently revoked authorization for use of military trademarks on bibles.
The military themed bibles, a product of Lifeway Publishing, included the name and official insignia for each individual branch of the military. The Department of Defense claims that revocation of the LifeWay trademark agreements was the result of nothing more
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