Supreme Court Rules Ban on Disparaging Trademarks is Unconstitutional
In one of the most anticipated trademark cases in years, the Supreme Court has ruled that prohibiting the registration of disparaging marks violates the Free Speech Clause of the First Amendment.
July 05, 2017
Legendary Band The Eagles Sues Hotel For Trademark Infringement
American rock band the Eagles is suing a Todos Santos, Mexico hotel for capitalizing off their song of the same name. Baja LLC runs a merchandising operation in California and sells clothing and merchandise featuring the Eagles’ HOTEL CALIFORNIA mark.
May 23, 2017
Starbucks Sued Over Infamous Unicorn Frappuccino
Montauk Juice Factory states that there was actual confusion in the public, and people started calling Starbucks’ product a “Unicorn Latte,” while also believing that The End had copied Starbucks.
May 17, 2017
Warner Bros. Won’t Give Brewing Company a ‘Golden Ticket’
Entertainment company Warner Bros. has filed a Notice of Opposition against Southern Sky Brewing Company’s trademark application for the mark GOLDEN TICKET, which it is trying to register for beer.
April 25, 2017
Patagonia Wants Ganjagonia Trademark To Go Up in Smoke
Entrepreneur Chris Hoover is tapping into the entertainment side with an animated series called “Ganjagonia.” He filed an Intent-To-Use trademark application for a mark of the same name last May for animation production services.
March 21, 2017
Swatch Tries to Stop a Michael Kors Trademark
If Swatch has its way, the Michael Kors brand won’t get “access” to a trademark it is trying to register.
March 08, 2017
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