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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What Trademarks Mean for the Global Tourism Industry
Global tourism as an industry has always been closely interconnected with brand identity and, thus, trademarks. Using a combination of logos, iconic imagery, slogans, and consistent …
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Trademark 101: How To Choose a Trademark Attorney
Let us start with the obvious question: should you hire a trademark attorney? Absolutely. Hiring a trademark attorney is a smart move — one that …
The State of Trademarks in the U.S.
Every year, the USPTO releases it’s Performance and Accountability Report (PAR), covering a wide range of various stats and statistics. We read the 2018 report …
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 …
10 Ridiculous Sports Quotes You Never Knew Were Trademarked
Pat Riley has another chance at success 25 years later. In the 1988-1989 NBA season his Los Angeles Lakers sought their third-straight NBA Championship. Lakers …
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What Do You Need To Complete the U.S. Trademark Application Form?
If you want to ace a test in school, what do you do? You prepare in advance. The same principle applies for your the U.S. …
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What Is the Difference Between a Trade Name and a Trademark?
The terms trade name and trademark might sound similar, but they are distinctive in the kinds of protections they offer under law. You do not …
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Will I Forfeit My Trademark If I Don’t Police Infringement?
With all the time and money that you’ve invested in establishing and registering your trademark, imagine how devastating it would be to have a competitor …
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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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How to Prevent Major Corporations from Stealing Your Trademark
If anyone can attest to the nightmare of waging a trademark battle against a corporate giant, it’s Amy Brooks, a Rochester-based entrepreneur. Ms. Brooks is …
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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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Dozens of Chinese Companies Attempt to Trademark “Ivanka”
Over the last few months in China, more than 250 trademark applications have been submitted for various uses of “Ivanka”. These range from diet pills to …
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