Trademarks, Brand, Trademark Infringement

[Webinar] Developing a sound global trademark filing strategy: key considerations and best practices - November 21st, 12:00 pm -...

Smart & Biggar on 11/7/2024

Join us for an insightful webinar with our trademark experts, who will guide you through the complexities of global trademark filing. Over this 45-minute session, you will learn how to protect and expand your brand...more

Café con Cannabis – California’s Cannabis Café Law and Trademark Considerations

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 11/1/2024

Recent legislative changes in California have opened up exciting opportunities for cannabis lounges and retailers. With a new law allowing on-premise consumption areas, the sale of food and drinks, and the hosting of live...more

Super Hero No More: How Marvel and DC Lost Their Trademark on a Genre

DarrowEverett LLP on 10/7/2024

I distinctly remember purchasing the Superman/Spiderman team-up when it came out in 1981. It was an oversized comic book, with heavier than usual pages and a vibrant color scheme, and that made it perfect for laying it out on...more

Walgreen’s v. Walgreen Health or “My Name, My Heritage, My Trademark Infringement Suit: Part 2”

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP on 9/30/2024

The first legal article I wrote after law school was published in the July/August 1996 edition of the SC Lawyer (it's so old I can’t even find it online). The article entitled, “My Name, My Heritage, My Trademark Infringement...more

Counterfeiters Beware: Amazon Steps Up Efforts to Protect Brands

Woods Rogers on 9/19/2024

Amazon's Counterfeit Crimes Unit (CCU) has been pursuing legal action against sellers attempting to sell counterfeit products on the Amazon platform. CCU accuses these bad actors of obtaining improper trademarks and filing...more

Baker's Trademark Developments of 2024

Baker Donelson on 9/18/2024

2024 has been a busy year in all intellectual property. It has been especially busy in trademark law. Here are the top seven cases in trademark law to date....more

Of Broccolini and Branding: Don't Let Your Trademark Wilt

Knobbe Martens on 9/11/2024

Congratulations on successfully trademarking your product or brand! Now it’s crucial to protect that investment through diligent trademark oversight and enforcement. This involves actively monitoring for, and taking...more

Design Patent Enforcement in Online Marketplaces

Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C. on 8/26/2024

Global E-commerce platforms continue to grow, with many online marketplaces replacing traditional brick-and-mortar stores. While online marketplaces help legitimate products reach consumers more widely than brick-and-mortar...more

What’s Trending in Trademarks, June 2024: Toms Shoes Says Unauthorized Seller is Hurting Its Brand, Supreme Court Passes on...

Erise IP on 7/12/2024

Every month, Erise’s trademark attorneys review the latest developments at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, in the courts, and across the corporate world to bring you the stories that you should know about: Toms...more

U.S. Supreme Court to Decide Damages Issue in Trademark Dispute Involving Construction Engineering Firm

Fox Rothschild LLP on 6/28/2024

Dewberry Engineers Inc. (“Dewberry Engineers”), a prominent engineering firm, has been locked in an on-again, off-again trademark dispute with a real estate development firm called Dewberry Group, Inc. (“Dewberry Group”) for...more

Ruling Affirmed: Redemption Diluted Bulleit's Bottle Design

Baker Donelson on 6/19/2024

The Second Circuit issued a ruling on May 28, 2024, in a trade dress case, affirming the district court's decision that Redemption Whiskey diluted the trademark and trade dress rights of Bulleit Whiskey since Redemption's...more

Battling Brands: The Fight For Trademark Territory

Kohrman Jackson & Krantz LLP on 5/22/2024

In a David vs. Goliath-esque legal saga, Rogue Fitness (ROGUE), a well-known workout products company, finds itself embroiled in a trademark dispute against Rogue Ridge LLC (Rogue Ridge), a mountain bike seller. At the heart...more

[Podcast] Trademark and Copyright: The Good Fight

BakerHostetler on 5/17/2024

In 2023, BakerHostetler saw cutting-edge legal issues and also the continuing evolution of fraudulent schemes targeting brand owners. Our attorneys have also dealt with increasingly sophisticated scams involving the misuse of...more

On Your Mark: Strides in Trademark Infringement on Sports Merchandising

Stinson LLP on 4/30/2024

In the realm of sports merchandising, licensing is a significant revenue source for college and professional sports teams. Typically, sports teams do not directly produce sports merchandise; instead, they engage in exclusive...more

Lessons From the License to Drive (and Protect) Sports Illustrated

DarrowEverett LLP on 4/11/2024

For years, Sports Illustrated (SI) has provided exclusive, in-depth looks into some of sports’ greatest games and players, with its voice and visuals providing great entertainment and information for sports fans around the...more

Usage of Ad Words by a Competitor Does Not Amount to Trademark Infringement

International Lawyers Network on 3/22/2024

Google AdWords have long been used by businesses to ensure that their business listings feature on top of the Google search results when the users search for particular terms (which have been bought by a business from...more

International Retail Platforms – Geo-Personalisation, a double edged sword?

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP on 3/13/2024

In the age of global consumerism, international retail brands often have different websites and functionalities tailored to customers according to where they are located around the world. Whilst this is great for customers,...more

MarkIt to Market® - February 2024

Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C. on 3/1/2024

Thank you for reading the February 2024 issue of Sterne Kessler's MarkIt to Market® newsletter. This month, we discuss the advertising rights of luxury resellers and important updates to the Warner Chappell Music v. Nealy...more

Do Intentions Matter?: New Intellectual Property Perils in the Digital Age

Lippes Mathias LLP on 2/29/2024

If you’re an artist, creative person, or content creator (and who isn’t these days?), or you work on the creative side of brand marketing, you probably have some pre-existing assumptions about whether and when you can use...more

Trademark Insight 02/2024 – Europäische Union & Deutschland // Country Focus - UK Aktuelle markenrechtliche Entscheidungen aus...

Hogan Lovells on 2/29/2024

die vorliegende Ausgabe des Trademark Insight hält erneut einige aktuelle und interessante Entscheidungen der letzten Monate für Sie bereit. Von besonderer Bedeutung dürften insbesondere die Vorabentscheidung des EuGH zur...more

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