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
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