by evansfox | Jan 9, 2014
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 Google Adwords that included brand names of competitors. Lens.com Inc. purchased, through third party marketing...
by evansfox | Apr 19, 2013
Celebrity socialite Paris Hilton launched a line of fragrances and bath products in 2004. Last year, Perfume Palace unveiled its line of fragrance and beauty products called “Paris, Paris.” Paris Hilton alleges trade dress and trademark infringement on the basis that...
by evansfox | Apr 11, 2013
Longhorn Steakhouse successfully sued Longhorn Wings for trademark infringement. It is hard to understand how the case got so far. First, a trademark clearance search would have revealed the potential problem. Second, the chain restaurant undoubtedly sent a cease and...
by evansfox | Mar 25, 2013
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 objects, by adding (printing) very tiny layers of material on top of each other to create a three dimensional output....
by evansfox | Dec 14, 2012
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 courts across the country apply different tests when evaluating whether there has been an infringement and how the law is...
