For more than half a century, Marvel Comics and DC Comics have jointly owned the trademark ‘Superhero.’ However, the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board recently granted a petition to cancel that mark because it became generic....more
For more than half a century, Marvel Comics and DC Comics have jointly owned the trademark ‘Superhero.’ However, the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board recently granted a petition to cancel that mark because it became generic....more
California recently passed two new AI laws that aim to protect individuals from the unauthorized creation of digital replicas. Scott Hervey and James Kachmar discuss these laws and their implications for the media industry on...more
The Trademark Trial and Appeal Board often consider wine, beer, and non-alcoholic beverages related when determining the likelihood of confusion despite there being no per se rule on the matter. Scott Hervey and Jamie...more
The Trademark Trial and Appeal Board often consider wine, beer, and non-alcoholic beverages related when determining the likelihood of confusion despite there being no per se rule on the matter. Scott Hervey and Jamie...more
Find out why Gabby's Table was denied registration in a major Trademark decision that impacts affiliate marketing. Weintraub attorneys Scott Hervey and Jamie Lincenberg break down what this means for your business in this...more
Fruity Pebbles failed to attain a trademark for the various colors of its cereal. Scott Hervey and Jessica Marlow discuss the TTAB’s decision to reject the trademark application on this episode of The Briefing....more
Fruity Pebbles failed to attain a trademark for the various colors of its cereal. Scott Hervey and Jessica Marlow discuss the TTAB’s decision to reject the trademark application on this episode of The Briefing....more
The U.S. Supreme Court will hear the USPTO’s appeal of a Federal Circuit ruling that allows individuals to register trademarks using the name of a living person without their consent. Scott Hervey and Tara Sattler discuss...more
The U.S. Supreme Court will hear the USPTO’s appeal of a Federal Circuit ruling that allows individuals to register trademarks using the name of a living person without their consent. Scott Hervey and Tara Sattler discuss...more
The Trademark Trial and Appeals Board denied an application to register a trademark for essential oil dispensers meant to fill smoking devices with cannabis-based oils. Scott Hervey and Tara Sattler talk about this case on...more
The Supreme Court granted Jack Daniel’s petition for certiorari and will hear the trademark infringement case involving a dog toy that resembles the Jack Daniel’s Whiskey Bottle. Scott Hervey and Josh Escovedo discuss this...more
In this episode of The Briefing by the IP Law Blog, Scott Hervey and Josh Escovedo discuss a trademark dispute between NBA Star Luka Doncic and his mother....more
In this episode of The Briefing by the IP Law Blog, Scott Hervey and Josh Escovedo discuss a trademark dispute between NBA Star Luka Doncic and his mother....more
In this episode of The Briefing by the IP Law Blog, Scott Hervey and Josh Escovedo discuss Ohio State University's trademark registration for the word THE.
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In this episode of The Briefing by the IP Law Blog, Scott Hervey and Josh Escovedo discuss Ohio State University's trademark registration for the word THE.
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In this episode of the Briefing from the IP Law Blog, Scott Hervey and Josh Escovedo discuss the latest developments in the trademark dispute between the Cleveland Guardians Baseball Company – formally the Cleveland Indians –...more
In this episode of the Briefing from the IP Law Blog, Scott Hervey and Josh Escovedo discuss the latest developments in the trademark dispute between the Cleveland Guardians Baseball Company – formally the Cleveland Indians –...more
In this week’s episode of The Briefing by the IP Law Blog, Scott Hervey and Josh Escovedo discuss a legal dispute between the Prince estate and an Ohio-based winery over the rights to the trademark “Purple Rain.”...more
In this week’s episode of The Briefing by the IP Law Blog, Scott Hervey and Josh Escovedo discuss a legal dispute between the Prince estate and an Ohio-based winery over the rights to the trademark “Purple Rain.”...more
In this bonus episode of the Briefing by the IP Law Blog, Scott Hervey and Josh Escovedo discuss the stringent trademark enforcement protection for Olympic symbols, words, and phrases as well as recent lawsuits that have...more
In this bonus episode of the Briefing by the IP Law Blog, Scott Hervey and Josh Escovedo discuss the stringent trademark enforcement protection for Olympic symbols, words, and phrases as well as recent lawsuits that have...more
Scott Hervey and Josh Escovedo discuss the case where Peloton petitions to establish that SPIN and SPINNING are now generic terms against #MadDogg?'s trademark. Read the blog: http://bit.ly/2OmGtgv?. Listen to the podcast:...more
While Shakespeare may have wondered “what is in a name?”, the executives at Peloton believe that the trademark SPIN is of great importance. Last month (February, 2021), Peloton filed petitions to cancel the trademarks SPIN...more
Weintraub Tobin IP attorneys Scott Hervey and Josh Escovedo discuss Josh's post on the IP Law Blog "Navigating the Hazy Intersection of Federal and State Law on Cannabis and Advising Clients on Protecting Their Trademarks."
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