Two breweries with similar product decide on “Collaboration, Not Litigation” as a name for their combined product. This approach avoided the costs and complications of a trademark infringement lawsuit, and the joint product was a success for each brewery.
Read MoreHere is a list of holiday-spirited registrations and applications before the United States Patent and Trademark Office. Read for a glimpse into the world of funny Christmas trademarks.
Read MoreHow to set up employees for success by building an employee-centered workplace for increased morale, productivity, and better work environment for reaping even greater profits.
Read MoreRed Bull has denied any wrongdoing but agreed to pay $13 million. Read for additional information on Red Bull’s settlement of class action in this false advertising suit.
Read MoreNASA launched its first in-space competition, offering up to five million dollars. Read for additional information on NASA’s quest to find out whether CubeSats have the right stuff.
Read MoreLucasfilm attempts to prohibit Empire Brewery Company from getting a particular trademark. Read for additional information regarding Lucasfilm’s strike against this beer name.
Read MoreJanuary 2015 marks the 18th year of the dispute over the COHIBA mark. Read for additional information on Cuba seeking Supreme Court intervention in this smoky matter.
Read MoreIn this case, TTAB provides specifics on registering the title of a single work. Read for additional information regarding this affirmation that requires distinctiveness to have been acquired.
Read MoreA trademark dispute is underway between the lovable animated mouse and a progressive-house music producer and performer. Read for additional information on the Battle of the Ears between Mickey Mouse and Deadmau5.
Read MoreA Georgia appellate court ruled that parents of a seventh grader may be negligent because their son did not delete a fake Facebook page. Read to discover another reason to monitor your kids online.
Read MoreA Hunter College Professor sued Goop.com, Gwyneth Paltrow’s company, for using their trademark. Read for an update on this case involving Goop.
Read MoreIf specific requirements are met (and no policy exclusions operate to bar coverage), insurers may be obligated to pick up their insureds' litigation tab. Read for additional information regarding insurance coverage in trademark disputes.
Read MoreIn the decision of Ferring Pharms., Inc. v. Watson Pharms., Inc., longstanding precedent was reversed. Read for additional information regarding the Third Circuit’s elimination of presumption of irreparable harm in trademark cases.
Read MoreOne thing is clear: the debate on citation methods has been taken to the next level. Read for additional information regarding these two approaches to copyright and legal citation: The Bluebook and Baby Blue.
Read MoreThese two companies have been competing in the commercial rocket industry for over a decade. Read for additional information on the new space race between SpaceX and Blue Origin.
Read MorePopular retail giant, Home Depot, Inc., fell victim to cybersecurity attacks with experts fearing that more than 40 million payment cards might have been compromised. Read for additional information on how a company can have a plan for responding to data breaches.
Read MoreDespite the success of fundraising, ALSA did not create this challenge and came under fire for filing these applications. Read for more information on the withdrawal of trademark applications for the phrase “ice bucket challenge.”
Read MoreA few weeks prior to the start of the 2014 season, Johnny Manziel's company, JMAN2 Enterprises, LLC, filed its 10th trademark application. Read for additional information regarding the trademark application for “Johnny Cleveland.”
Read MoreWith 912 lawsuits filed in the first half of 2014, they saw a 26 percent increase in patent lawsuits being filed. Read for more regarding this popular place to be — the Eastern District of Texas.
Read MoreThis Wal-Mart ruling serves a reminder when it comes to relying on assertions of privilege. Read for more in this discussion of privileged information, and how it is not necessarily always counted as privileged.
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