San Diego – Kellogg’s, maker of Fruit Loops, has decided to drop its trademark infringement lawsuit against the Maya Archaeology Initiative (MAI), which is a non-profit organization. In the lawsuit, Kellogg’s had claimed that the toucan in MAI’s logo infringed its own Toucan Sam trademark.
Kellogg and the MAI issued a joint statement saying that Kellogg has decided
Los Angeles – As the Occupy Wall Street Movement shows surprising staying power, opportunists continue lining up to profit from the publicity. Trademarks such as “Occupy,” “We are the 99 percent,” “Occupy DC 2012,” and “Occupy Wall St.” have recently been filed.
Not to be left out, a coalition of Occupy Wall Street protestors have also filed for “Occupy
San Diego – Long Island couple Robert and Diane Maresca filed a trademark application for “Occupy Wall Street” with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. The “Occupy” movement began on Wall Street but has since spread to other cities and eventually other countries.
Occupy Wall Street began on September 17, 2011 in Manhattan’s Financial District and is fighting against banks and
Los Angeles – Plentyofish.com, a U.S. based dating website, lost in the High Court in England over its claims that it had rights to the Plenty O Fish trademark in the UK despite no trademark registration there.
Under intellectual property laws in the UK, a business must prove that its use of a trademark has established “goodwill” which
Los Angeles – Christy Prunier, a mother and businesswoman, has succeeded in a trademark battle with P&G and will retain the right to name her company “Willa” after her daughter.
When Ms. Prunier’s lotions, cleansers, and facial masks were ready to hit the market, she received a cease and desist letter from P&G who claimed that the Willa brand was
Los Angeles – After a nearly three year battle, Twitter finally has exclusive rights to the Tweet trademark at the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
The problems began when Twittad, the largest advertising platform on Twitter, registered the “Let Your Ad Meet Tweets.” trademark first. The judge ultimately agreed with Twitter’s argument that “tweet” was a word
Los Angeles – Youngblood Timepieces has sued Fossil and others for trademark and trade dress infringement alleging that its name and trade dress have been used without its authorization. Also named in the lawsuit are Amazon.com, Zappos.com, Nordstrom, Macy’s, Sears, Urban Outfitters and Dillard’s.
Youngblood Timepieces emerged in 2007 and quickly gained popularity when A-list celebrities began wearing
Los Angeles – Chanel Inc. has filed a trademark infringement and cyber piracy lawsuit in Nevada against hundreds of website operators for allegedly selling counterfeit products which contain the Chanel name and logo. The complaint names defendants in China, the Bahamas, and other countries in which counterfeit products are a problem.
Besides seeking damages, Chanel’s lawsuit requests that
Los Angeles – Social blogging network Twitter has filed a trademark infringement complaint in a San Francisco district court against Twittad over the use of the trademark ‘tweet.’ Twittad is currently the largest advertising platform operating on Twitter.
Twitter, the micro-blogging service that allows users to post messages called Tweets, has long been trying to register
Los Angeles – iCloud Communications has dropped a trademark infringement lawsuit against Apple’s iCloud. There was no public comment available but the most likely reason was that the Phoenix, Arizona communications company was no match for Apple’s legal forces. In addition to dropping the suit, iCloud Communications appears to be operating under a new name.
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