San Diego –We see that Charlie Sheen has been adding to his growing trademark portfolio again. His two most recently filed trademark applications are for Masheen and Sheenius. Both applications were filed in one class of goods but the descriptions cover many different classes which means that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office is
Senator Squashes Controversial Copyright Infringement Bill
Los Angeles – United States Senator Ron Wyden, a Democrat from Oregon, has blocked a controversial copyright bill that would require ISP’s, search engines, and other businesses to block access to websites that promote copyright infringement, piracy, and counterfeiting.
On Thursday, just two weeks after the Preventing Real Online Threats to Economic Creativity and Theft of Intellectual
Disney Does An About-Face With “Seal Team 6” U.S. Trademark Applications
Los Angeles – After we blogged earlier this week about Disney applying to trademark “Seal Team 6” in order to capitalize on the heroism of the Navy Seals that were responsible for killing bin Laden, it quickly did an about-face by filing express abandonments for all three trademark applications.
Apparently, Disney received a bit
Hershey Drops Trade Dress Infringement Lawsuit Against Mars
San Diego – It looks like there will finally be peace in candy land. Hershey has decided to withdraw a trademark infringement lawsuit it filed last fall against candy competitor Mars. It was reported Tuesday that lawyers for both companies filed a joint stipulated dismissal. No reason was given for the joint dismissals. You
U.S. Navy in Race to Trademark “Seals”
San Diego – Ever since the recent killing of Osama bin Laden, there has been a race to capitalize on the heroism of the U.S. Navy Seals. Just days after bin Laden succumbed in a firefight with what was identified as the “Seal Team 6”, Disney filed a trademark application for it.
This, however, was
Intellectual Property Infringement in China Costs U.S. Jobs
San Diego – A recent study by the United States International Trade Commission has revealed that intellectual property infringement by China is costing the U.S. more than one million jobs. Despite stricter Chinese laws in the areas of trademarks, copyrights, and patents, China continues to be a haven for counterfeiters and pirates.
The Trade Commission
United States Patent and Trademark Office Releases Trademarks Dashboard
Los Angeles – The United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) recently unveiled its Trademarks Dashboard feature which provides a summary of expected time to examine trademarks and other trademark office statistics such as total trademark filings by year.
The statistics show that currently trademark applications are being assigned to examiners and reviewed in a little
NCAA Pays $17.2 Million For March Madness Trademark
Los Angeles – The NCAA is finally the exclusive owner of the now famous March Madness trademark. March Madness refers to the annual college basketball tournament which ultimately crowns college basketball’s national champion.
The March Madness term was first used in a 1939 magazine article by Henry V. Porter, an executive secretary for the Illinois
NFL Cleveland Browns Win the Domain Name Browns.com
San Diego – In a domain name dispute between the Cleveland Browns and an alleged cyber-squatter, the World Intellectual Property Organization (“WIPO”) ordered that the domain name Browns.com be transferred from an Andrea Denise Dinoia to the Cleveland Browns.
The team filed a complaint in March alleging long standing rights to the CLEVELAND BROWNS and
Facebook Trademark Lawsuit Thrown Out in California
San Diego – A California federal judge has thrown out a trademark infringement case filed by social networking site Facebook against Teachbook.com because the alleged infringement did not occur in California. Teachbook.com, an online community for school teachers, does not accept users from California and therefore does no business in the state.
Facebook’s complaint accuses