by thefriedfirm | Sep 17, 2018 | Blog
Who’s to say whether your business’ trademark is scandalous or immoral, right? Well, until recently that decision was clearly in the seemingly arbitrary hands of the USPTO examiner who got their hands all over your vulgar application. And that decision could often...
by thefriedfirm | May 23, 2017 | Blog
American rock band the Eagles (via the company owned by the band) is suing a Todos Santos, Mexico hotel for capitalizing off their song of the same name. “Hotel California” is the title track off the album Hotel California that was released in 1977. It reached #1 on...
by thefriedfirm | Apr 11, 2017 | Blog
Varsity Brands, the largest manufacturer of cheerleading and dance uniforms, just scored a major copyright victory at the United States Supreme Court, which ruled that the designs on cheerleading uniforms are copyrightable. Varsity Brands has 200 U.S. copyright...
by thefriedfirm | Mar 8, 2017 | Blog
If Swatch has its way, the Michael Kors brand won’t get “access” to a trademark it is trying to register. In early February, the watchmaker filed a Notice of Opposition with the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board over the luxury fashion company’s application to register...
by thefriedfirm | Feb 22, 2017 | Blog
American clothing retailer Gap is trying to put a stop to the registration of a trademark filed by a member of the 70s and 80s R&B/funk trio, Gap Band. Ronnie Wilson filed an application for GAP BAND in July 2015 for use with two classes of goods/services: (1)...
