Other Barks for Wednesday, March 22nd, 2017
The highest federal court in the United States declines to hear an appeal from tech giants on applying common sense to patent validity challenge proceedings. A group of pharmaceutical giants duke it...
View ArticleProgressive house DJ deadmau5 targeted in trademark suit by Meowingtons...
Meowingtons is seeking to prevent Zimmerman from using a series of marks employing the term “MEOWINGTONS” as well as the destruction of all physical and digital goods using those marks, including...
View ArticleTrademark hijackers are hurting online advertisers; here’s how to stop them
Avery Labels worked hard to establish its brand among consumers as the premier retailer of label products, as well as providing software solutions through their design-and-print-online tool and...
View ArticleHow Consumers Can Protect Themselves from False Advertising in Retail
In September 2014, a California woman named Linda Rubenstein sued Neiman Marcus over allegedly misleading price tags at their “Last Call” line of stores. In the case, Rubenstein alleged that the...
View ArticleThe Most Notable, and Sometimes Creepy, Restaurant Mascots, Characters and...
Over the years, more and more companies have begun using Mascots (Characters and Personalities), some of which are real people, in addition to logos and company names to identify their brands. And...
View ArticleNintendo trademark, Universal patent applications shed light on future of...
The trademark application also gives some idea as to how immersive an entertainment experience Nintendo is hoping will be built at its themed areas in Universal parks. Along with arcade games and...
View ArticleKroger files suit against Lidl alleging trademark infringement of private...
Cincinnati, OH-based grocery retailer Kroger Company (NYSE:KR) recently filed a trademark infringement suit against German-based discount supermarket chain Lidl over a private food label. The suit,...
View ArticleWrigley sues Chicago area e-cig firm over Doublemint, Juicy Fruit liquid...
Chicago-based chewing gum company Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company filed a trademark infringement suit against e-cigarette seller Chi-Town Vapers LLC of Bensenville, IL. The suit targets Chi-Town for marketing...
View ArticleNeighboring booths at IDEA World 2017 locked in trademark infringement case...
At this year’s IDEA World, TRX’s booth is very close to Aktiv Solutions, a distributor of fitness equipment. The two are only separated by one booth in between them run by the mind-body fitness firm...
View ArticleMadison, WI-based chocolatier files for declaratory relief in trademark case...
On Wednesday, July 26th, Madison, WI-based chocolatier CocoVaa, LLC filed a complaint for declaratory relief against candy-making giant Mars Inc. of McLean, VA. The complaint seeks a judgment that the...
View ArticleIn-N-Out files trademark suit against Smashburger over cheeseburger ad campaign
On Monday, August 30th, national fast food chain In-N-Out Burger filed a lawsuit alleging federal trademark infringement and other claims against fellow fast food chain Smashburger. The suit, filed in...
View ArticleGrumpy Cat Wins $710,000 Verdict for Copyright, Trademark Infringement...
A jury awarded $710,000 in damages for trademark and copyright infringement to Grumpy Cat Limited, the entity holding the rights to the Internet cat celebrity Grumpy Cat. The lawsuit targeted the sale...
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