IPNews® – Oprah Winfrey was able to convince a judge that she is not guilty of stealing the trademarked phrase ‘Own Your Power’ as it was used on the cover of her O Magazine.
The lawsuit, filed by life coach and business owner Simone Kelly-Brown, alleged that Winfrey infringed her trademark by featuring the phrase
IPNews® – The Trademark Trial and Appeal Board has rejected all four applications by a Canadian marketing company to register the term “CrackBerry” as a trademark.
The judge’s decision was based on evidence provided by BlackBerry-maker Research in Motion that, if the term was to be trademarked, a likelihood of confusion would be created with
IPNews® – New York Knicks point guard Jeremy Lin has created quite a stir with his recent play.
“Linsanity,” the term used to describe the frenzy surrounding the 23-year-old’s popularity, is now the subject of at least 5 U.S. Trademark Applications. Two of the five applications were filed before Lin filed his own Linsanity application, setting
IPNews® – An energy drink company in Poland has once again been denied a trademark for Viaguara, because it is too similar to Pfizer’s well-known Viagra.
The high court of the European Union made the decision not only based on the fact that use of the similar trademark would take unfair advantage and exploit the Viagra trademark, but
IPNews® – A Manhattan clothing designer is attempting to capitalize on the name of the newborn daughter of rap and hip hop stars Beyonce and Jay-Z.
An attorney for Joseph Mbeh has filed an application to trademark the name “Blue Ivy Carter NYC” with the United States Patent and Trademark Office. The trademark application was reportedly filed
IPNews® – In its wildcard playoff victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers, it appears that the Denver Broncos committed a foul against Texas A&M University.
Just before the game a man parachuted into the stadium with a banner using the “12th Man” phrase which is a trademark owned by the University. Texas A&M’s rights in the name
IPNews® – The city of Nashville is having to make a last-minute change to the centerpiece of its New Years Eve festivities. For the last two years, the Music City had a large, glowing Gibson guitar dropping over Lower Broadway to ring in the New Year.
Now, because the Hard Rock Café, which owns the trademark
Orange County – Two original members of R&B band Blackstreet have sued two former members for trademark and copyright infringement for using Blackstreet songs without authorization and for confusing consumers into believing that the entire band would be performing at concerts.
The band’s most famous song, “No Diggity”, became a number one hit in 1996.
Orange County – Bo Muller-Moore, a Vermont entrepreneur, is being sued for trademark infringement by Chick- Fil-A due to his use of the slogan “Eat More Kale”. The fast food chain is claiming that the slogan is too similar to its “Eat mor chikin” trademarked phrase and that it also dilutes the distinctiveness of Chick-Fil-A’s trademark.
In its
California – Skullcandy, primarily a headphone manufacturer, recently filed an action for trademark infringement against Skelanimals which is a music apparel and accessory brand. The action alleges that the Skelanimals logo is confusingly similar to the Skullcandy logo.
The Skullcandy logo is a black and white skull face surrounded by a black circle, while the Skelanimals logos at issue are