Amazon Brand Registry Trademark Requirements
After a several weeks-long closure, the Amazon Brand Registry reopened in May 2017 with several changes. The Amazon Brand Registry offers protections to private sellers …
Trademark Disputes Case Study: RGIII
In this article, we will discuss the trademark conflict between Research Group 3, an off-road motorcycle racing suspension company, and their shared trademark with Robert …
Trademark Disputes Case Study: Pinterest v. Pintrips
In this article, we will discuss ongoing litigation between the social media service, Pinterest, and a travel planning startup, Pintrips. The purpose of this case …
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4 Biggest Corporate Trademark Disputes In Recent History
Every year companies across the country enter costly legal battles over trademark disputes. The following post highlights four of the biggest trademark disputes in recent …
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Trademark Disputes: The Duke Bourbon Controversy
A boy, a dog, and a nickname: that’s how the trademark dispute between Duke University and the estate of iconic actor John Wayne began. When Marion …
6 Steps to Trademark a Clothing Name, Logo or Slogan
Having issues getting your logo trademark? If you’re developing a clothing line, you probably have a distinctive name, logo or slogan that you will want …
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8 Tips to Monetize (and Protect) Your Intellectual Property
Until recently, companies primarily used intellectual property (IP)—-trademarks, copyright, patents, and other types of intangible assets protected by law—-defensively and followed the traditional sequence of …
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Taking on the Gap: One Retailer’s Trademark Dispute
On the face of it, the rules behind the use and protection of a trademark are obvious. Once a trademark is registered, other companies are …
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Trademark Registration: A Guide for Entrepreneurs
Protecting intellectual property and trademark registration is a major concern for entrepreneurs. Competition is stiff in nearly any market, and it takes only a few …
Kim Kardashian West Trademarks
Embed from Getty ImagesKim Kardashian West, the socialite/model/business owner/reality TV star who is now worth an estimated $370M dollars, exploded into pop culture in 2007 …
Your Trademark Registration Checklist – How to Get Started
The trademark registration process is not necessarily a difficult one. It can, however, prove exhausting. From the time you file an application it takes about …
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A Guide to the Washington Redskins Trademark Case
A headline-making dispute between the Washington Redskins of the NFL and a group of Native Americans intensified last summer when an appeal board of the …
MLB Cites Trademark Rights in Removing Podcasts from iTunes
Hardcore baseball fans were aghast last week when they learned that some of their favorite podcasts had been removed from iTunes, without notice. NBC Sports …
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Trademark Disputes: Brooklyn Nets
A sports team effectively cannot function without trademark rights to its name. Without a federal trademark registration, teams would find it much more difficult to …
Trademark Disputes: Examining Two Separate Lawsuits Over Angry Birds
Most people know how to play Angry Birds, the slingshot-themed video game by a Finnish company called Rovio. It isn’t so well-known, however, that Angry …
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Trademark Disputes: LucasFilm Versus Empire Strikes Bock Beer
Recently, Disney-owned Lucasfilm filed an opposition trademark dispute against New York-based Empire Brewing Company for the company’s latest bottled brew, named “Strikes Bock.” Obviously, it’s not …
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