IPNews® – New York-based Sephora has been sued by boutique retailer MiN New York related to use of the term “Fragrance Flights.”
MiN began offering the fragrance sampling experiences to its customers in 2010. In response to MiN’s trademark infringement claims, Sephora is alleging that the concept and term Fragrance Flights is generic, does not
IPNews® – Burberry Group, the London high fashion house, has filed a complaint with a New York federal court, asking it to declare that the British company did not infringe on the trademark for late actor Humphrey Bogart.
Burberry, which licensed the image from Corbis of Bogart wearing a Burberry trench coat in his portrayal
IPNews® – President Obama has ordered the Department of Veterans Affairs to file for the trademark ‘GI Bill’ in order to stop for-profit schools from using the Bill to target members of the military and their families.
Many of these schools are non-accredited and are participating in what some are calling scams to take advantage
IPNews® – Duff Beer UG, a German-based brewer, is attempting to register the trademark “Duff” with the European Union general court, in its attempt to cash in on cartoon character Homer Simpson’s favorite beverage.
The German beer maker is asking a Luxembourg court to overturn a ruling from the EU trademark agency that prevented it
IPNews® – Fiat has registered the 4C trademark with the USPTO, indicating that the Italian sports car line Alfa Romeo is making its return to the United States automotive market.
The 4C trademark, issued April 10th, will not only cover the line of fast cars, but will also cover Alfa Romeo-related clothing and accessories. The
IPNews® – The world’s big four tobacco companies including Phillip Morris are attempting to protect their trademarks in Australia due to new legislation there that will greatly limit trademark use on cigarette packaging.
The new law will require that all tobacco products be sold in mostly unbranded packaging, without any logos, and include warnings about
IPNews® – The singing/rap duo LMFAO has recently filed four new trademark applications with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office in which its reveals what the acronym of its name stands for.
The band’s original applications for LMFAO in 2008 were refused by an examining attorney claiming that the trademark concerns “immoral, deceptive, or scandalous
IPNews® – The Department of Commerce has released a report which details just how important a role intellectual property has played in the U.S. economy.
The report also states that patent infringement, trademark infringement and copyright infringement in China alone costs the U.S. economy $50 billion per year and jeopardizes 2.1 million jobs. To continue
IPNews® – A California business owner has filed a trademark application for “I Believe You Zimmerman,” in regard to George Zimmerman, the man who shot to death Florida teenager Trayvon Martin.
Lawrence Sekara of San Francisco said he plans to use the trademark on merchandise such as beer mugs, bumper stickers, and apparel and claims
IPNews® – Justin.tv, the online video streaming service that airs broadcasts of the Ultimate Fighting Championship, scored a partcial victory on summary judgment in a trademark and copyright case it has been battling.
The lawsuit, filed by Zuffa LLC, contends that Justin.tv is guilty of trademark infringement in addition to copyright infringement because items such