It amazes me how brazen some companies can be when it comes to trademark infringement. Even if it was a mistake by the marketing department, the Targe...
Did an iconic whiskey glass manufacturer lead to the demise of its own trade dress protection?
Glencairn filed a trademark infringement suit in against Plamazonx LLC, claiming Plamazonx’ sales of whiskey tasting glasses sold as “Del Rey Glas...
Avoiding Trademark Pitfalls
Why Not Use A Low Cost Online Provider for your Trademark Registration? When someone wants to protect, they don’t just need a simple registration fo...
A&E Television Studies Sue for Trademark Infringement over Duck Dynasty Slogan, “My Favorite Color is Camo”
Hard to believe, but even big companies like A&E forget to do trademark clearance searches before they launch new products. In this case, there ...
TGI Fridays and Skinnygirl
TGI Fridays has partnered with Skinnygirl® Bare Naked vodka brand to offer a lineup of lower-calorie cocktails. The casual dining franchise’s new...
Can Key Words be Trademark Infringement?
Google Adwords threw trademark owners into new territory, and not a welcome one for the most part. Website owners could now purchase key words from ...
Paris Hilton not Flattered by Imitation
Celebrity socialite Paris Hilton launched a line of fragrances and bath products in 2004. Last year, Perfume Palace unveiled its line of fragrance and...
A Low-Cost Trademark Search Would Have Saved Tens of Thousands in Legal Fees
Longhorn Steakhouse successfully sued Longhorn Wings for trademark infringement. It is hard to understand how the case got so far. First, a trademark ...
The rise of 3D-pringting as intellectual property
The technology of 3D-printing has made great progress, and the laws affecting this industry are catching up. A 3D-printer is a machine that builds obj...
Trade Dress Series, Part 5: Trade dress infringement
Part 1 of this series introduced trade dress in restaurants and Part 2 took a closer look at restaurant décor as trade dress. Part 3 explored how cou...