by evansfox | Apr 9, 2018
The founders behind CookieCon commenced a lawsuit against the organizers of LA Cookie Con & Sweets Show! claiming the competitor is infringing its federally registered trademark. CookieCon has been a series of hosted 3-day conventions in Salt Lake City since 2012....
by evansfox | Apr 4, 2018
There are so many costs when you are starting a new business. For small businesses without major financial backing, it can be hard to prioritize how to best allocate limited resources. Legal services are intangible and seem hard to justify when you are facing rent,...
by evansfox | Mar 22, 2018
Issues Clients face in Patent/Trademark Understanding procedural options available at each step of patent process. Understanding if a trademark is available to be used. Understanding if an invention is potentially patentable. Strategizing to identify the key inventive...
by evansfox | Jan 28, 2018
Sonic Drive-In opposed Dogfish Head Craft Brewery Inc.’s federal trademark application to register a “prohibition-inspired cocktail” branded “Sonic Archeology.” The signature cocktail made from Dogfish Head spirits is sold in its branded...
by evansfox | Jan 27, 2018
One of the ways to resolve a trademark dispute is to agree to sell a product under a different brand name in a territory where a competitor is using the same or a confusingly similar name. This can happen when companies rely on common law trademark rather than federal...
by evansfox | Jan 25, 2018
An application for “I ‘ celand” filed by Cosmica Cia. Ltda., an Ecuadorian company seeking to register the name for a line of vodka was opposed by the nation of Iceland on the basis that “The word ‘I ‘ celand’ denotes someone...
