The 2013 Trademark Report by Thomson Compumark reveals global trademark trends. The 2013 list is led by China, India, Mexico and Taiwan. The largest i...
State of Texas intervenes in Breweries’ Alamo trademark dispute
Alamo Beer Co. LLC v. Old 300 Brewing LLC Texas has filed a motion to intervene in Alamo Beer Co. LLC’s trademark infringement suit against Old 300 ...
Military trademarks are a No-No
The U.S. military has a strong trademark portfolio. A few of the trademarks owned by the Marines, Army, and Navy include: OOHRAH! A FEW GOOD MEN SEA...
Changes in Canadian Trademark Law that may affect your brand protection
Currently, Canada is a use-based system where trademarks have to be used in Canadian commerce to be registered (or used and registered in another trea...
Trademark squatters beware: ITU trademark applications generally can’t be assigned
Section 10 (a) (1) of the Lanham Act, also referred to as the anti-assignment provision of the Trademark Act, prohibits assignments of ITU application...
Component part images in logos raise serious issues
Images of component parts of a product are often incorporated into logos. From a trademark perspective, this can raise some problematic issues. In som...
Asshole! You can’t register that trademark (but you can be a federally protected ass)
A novelty gift “Asshole Repellent” (spray top can) tried to federally register its product name. Not surprisingly, the TTAB’s May 30, 2014 decis...
Case Study- PepsiCo and CanDew
PepsiCo Inc. owns trademarks for Dew® and Mountain Dew® for its famous soft drink. Soft drinks fall in international class 32: Word Mark MO...
Trademarks enter New York’s Common Core Debate
Trademarked and branded product names appeared in 2014 state standardized tests. I am sure the test developers were trying to create relevant, interes...
A brief look at the new option for trademark enforcement on the internet
Brand owners have a second option to add to the current UDRP (Uniform Domain-Name Dispute-Resolution) proceeding to seek rapid relief for the most cle...