Glencairn filed a trademark infringement suit in against Plamazonx LLC, claiming Plamazonx’ sales of whiskey tasting glasses sold as “Del Rey Glas...
Aluminum Bottles Can Be a Great Asset for Brand Differentiation, Trade Dress and Bottom Line Cost Savings
Glass bottles are the legacy of the alcoholic beverage industry but they have well known drawbacks: Heavy Fragile Space inefficient Lower recycle rate...
Trade dress at issue in Pepperidge Farm Milano cookie case
Trade dress at issue in Pepperidge Farm Milano cookie case The shape of the Milano cookie is a recognizable signature[1] of the iconic Pepperidge ...
Bottle trade dress
Dan Aykroyd’s Crystal Head Vodka sued Elements Spirits for making a similar skull shaped tequila bottle with the KAH Day of the Dead Tequila brand.�...
5 Success Strategies for Women in Business
5 Success Strategies for Women in Business Leverage And Invest In The Law As A Tool To Help Protect Your Hard Work. Legal advice can produce a good re...
Protecting the Look and Feel of a Website
Trade dress is packaging, design and shape of a product that serves to identify its origin. The look and feel of a website can potentially be protec...
Trade Dress or Design Patent? Why Not Both!?
Design patents are faster to acquire but they only have a 14 year lifespan for protection. Trade dress (distinctive, brand identifying appearance or...
Successful Proof of Trade Dress in Restaurant Décor
A restaurant that has a distinctive and recognizable décor theme can protect its “look and feel” through trade dress law, keeping competitors fro...
Trade Dress Lessons from a Pizza Franchisor
A former investor in a pizza chain franchise sold his shares and invested in his own pizzerias. The pizza chain (Happy’s Pizza) sued the former inve...
Trade secrets and trade dress investments can payoff
Magnolia Bakery opened its first store in Greenwich Village, New York over 15 years ago. It is known for its cupcakes. The bakery believes its cupcake...