IPNews® – Just before Christmas a trademark opposition was filed against a trademark application for My Santa Is Black.
The Opposition was filed by The Black Santa Company which owns several trademarks for “Black Santa”. The Grinch will surely be watching this one. To continue reading, click: A Black Santa Claus Trademark Battle Is Currently
IPNews® – Rock band Guns N’ Roses has taken issue with a Texas store that is using its trademark.
The store sells – you guessed it – guns & roses. The band is alleging that the use is going to lead to consumer confusion and dilution of its trademark. To continue reading, click: Rock Band
IPNews® – Medieval Times has filed a trademark infringement lawsuit against its employees after they began to form a union.
The action by the company raises labor law issues due to the fact that companies cannot retaliate against employees for attempts to unionize. Union forming has been in the news lately with Starbucks and Amazon
IPNews® – It appears that The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (LDS) has Real Housewives star Heather Gay in its crosshairs.
The reality TV star’s company – Heathertainment, Inc. – has filed a trademark Application for BAD MORMON. The church is claiming among other things that consumers will be confused between the reality
IPNews® – Laila Ali, the daughter of Muhammad Ali, has run into a problem in attempting to trademark her name.
Her trademark application for LAILA ALI was opposed by Muhammad Ali Enterprises LLC, which controls all intellectual property associated with Muhammad Ali. While the two boxers never fought in a ring, it appears their companies
IPNews® – A&E Television Networks, the parent company of the History Channel, recently filed a trademark application revealing a new planned show.
The application is for “Mountain Men: Ultimate Marksman” which appears to build on the network’s existing Mountain Men series. The application was filed on an Intent to Use basis so it is unclear
IPNews® – Donald Trump has run into a snag in attempting to register the trademark to TRUTH SOCIAL, his personal version of twitter.
The trademark office has denied the application by citing two other prior filed similar trademarks. It is uncertain whether Mr. Trump will be able to overcome the refusal, or if he has
IPNews® – Nintendo has recently filed a trademark opposition against Brooklyn-based ZeldaVision Media Inc.
Nintendo is claiming that ZeldaVision Media’s trademark application for ZELDAVISION infringes on its ZELDA video game and franchise. This comes after ZeldaVision limited the scope of its trademark application in hopes of avoiding a conflict. To continue reading, click here: There’s
IPNews® – Penn State lost a recent attempt to dismiss a counterclaim that was filed against it in a trademark infringement lawsuit it filed.
The lawsuit was filed against Vintage Brand for trademark infringement due to Vintage Brand’s use of old school logos. However, the judge isn’t so sure Penn State should win the case.
IPNews® – NBC Universal has recently filed a trademark lawsuit against a company using the trademark “Dunder Mifflin”.
A company named Jay Kennette Media Group, LLC has apparently been using the Dunder Mifflin trademark on apparel since 2016. Just days short of when Jay Kennette Media Group could file to make its trademark registration incontestable,