Archive for the ‘Trademark’ tag
Trademark Battle: Much Ado About The ‘The’ in Virginia
The former The Barns of Rose Hill in Berryville, Virginia, which runs an amphitheater and cultural center, has agreed to drop the “the” in its name in response to a trademark infringement lawsuit filed by Vienna, Virginia’s The Barns of Wolf Trap. (I know: it’s catchy.) Back in December, the Barns of Wolf Trap sued [...]
Louboutin and YSL Battle Over the Color Red
The 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals recently heard arguments on high-end shoe designer Christian Louboutin’s injunction request to stop Yves Saint Laurent (YSL) from selling red-soled shoes, a Louboutin trademark. No really, a legally registered trademark. Louboutin registered the color Pantone-18 Chinese Red with the United States Patent and Trademark Office in 2008. Last year, [...]
Trademark Granted! Nuckin Futs Is Not Offensive in Australia
Sometimes trademark cases in other countries are just too entertaining not to mention here, and the controversy over Nuckin Futs in Australia certainly fits that description. When the company that produces Nuckin Futs, a nut-based snack, tried to trademark the name in Australia, the Trade Mark Examiner rejected the application. The phrase was judged to [...]
Church Asks NBA Star for Help in Defending Trademark Against Adidas
The trademark struggle over Adidas’ adiZero line continues — and the church on the other side of the dispute is turning to NBA star Derrick Rose for help. Adidas is having trouble trademarking “AdiZero” because the Christian Fellowship Church has already trademarked the term “Add a Zero.” The church’s trademark refers to a campaign encouraging [...]
Atlanta Braves and Disney Battle Over Trademark
Disney is no stranger to high profile trademark stories — remember when the company filed and later withdrew an application for Seal Team 6? — and now it finds itself fighting for the rights to use and register an upcoming movie title. The Pixar production called “Brave” is scheduled to be released in the summer [...]
Rapper May Lose Name in Bankruptcy Case
Going through a bankruptcy can mean the loss of many valuable assets, but what about your own name? Well, your stage name at least. Rapper David Darnell Brown, better known as “Young Buck,” is faced with this possibility in his ongoing bankruptcy case, which is now headed to the liquidation phase since reorganization is no [...]
Apple in Trademark Battle Over iPad in China
The Shenzhen Municipal Intermediate People’s Court in southern China has denied Apple’s attempt to protect the name “iPad” by throwing out its lawsuit against Proview Technology based in Shenzhen. In trying to protect the name “iPad” in China, Apple filed the lawsuit against the tech company alleging trademark infringement. Proview contends, however, that it registered [...]
Hard Rock in Battle Over Cavern Club Trademark
Liverpool, England’s “The Cavern Club” is requesting that the U.S. Trademark Trial and Appeal Board reconsider its decision to allow Hard Rock Café International to use the “Cavern Club” trademark internationally. The Cavern Club contends that the Hard Rock’s trademark is fraudulent, deceptive, and creates unfair competition. The Cavern also claims that it owns said [...]
“Eat More Kale” Man in Fight with Chick-fil-A Over Slogan
Bo Muller-Moore of Vermont thinks everyone should eat more kale, so he started EatMoreKale.com and printed up some t-shirts in his garage expressing that sentiment. But certain fast food executives in Atlanta aren’t feeling the kale love. Chick-fil-A has sent Muller-Moore’s pro bono attorney a cease and desist letter, claiming that the “Eat more kale” [...]
Agreement Reached in Toucan Trademark Battle
Back in September, we told you about the trademark battle over the humble toucan between the Maya Archaeology Initiative and Kellogg Company: Kellogg’s avers that the image of a toucan in the culture heritage group’s logo could confuse consumers into thinking the it is associated with the cereal conglomerate, which owns the trademark for Toucan [...]
