Trademarks

Video Game Lawsuit Highlights Intellectual Property Issues with Internet Memes [Video]

by LXBN on 5/22/2013

Although we’re moving quickly from humorous to played out, you’ll still a number of brands use memes in their marketing and communications. That raises the question though, who owns those memes and can companies get in...more

TM Owners Beware: Potential IP Scammers Are In Our Midst

by Deborah Peckham | Burns & Levinson LLP on 5/22/2013

There are few things more annoying than the feeling that you have been duped into paying for something that you neither need nor want. IP owners, and particularly trademark owners, are common targets for scammers seeking to...more

Focused on Franchise Law - May 2013

by Barry Kurtz on 5/21/2013

FRANCHISOR 101: STATES UPPING THE ANTE FOR FRANCHISORS - A LEGISLATIVE UPDATE - Laws focusing on the franchisees' rights are referred to as relationship laws, and in recent months, franchisee groups fighting for new...more

The Issues of Trademark Infringement and Dilution Go “Wild”

by Susan Neuberger Weller | Mintz Levin - Intellectual Property on 5/20/2013

Those of us in a certain age bracket will remember Mutual of Omaha’s “Wild Kingdom” television program that first began in 1963. The Emmy Award-winning show’s first run ended in 1986, and the show went into production again...more

What Do Trademark Owners Need to Know About the Trademark Clearinghouse for New gTLDs?

by Bonnie Headley | Bennett Jones LLP on 5/20/2013

The Internet Committee for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), a nonprofit organization that oversees the use of Internet domains, has recently implemented a new generic Top-Level Domain (gTLD) program for the purpose of...more

The Most Famous Bottle Design, Forever?

by Steve Baird | Winthrop & Weinstine, P.A. on 5/20/2013

Coca-Cola settled on its famous contour bottle design almost 100 years ago, in 1916, after several years of trials with other far less distinctive shapes (at least under today’s standards)...more

MBHB Snippets: Review of Developments in Intellectual Property Law - Spring 2013 - Volume 11, Issue 2: Tiffany & Co. v. Costco...

by Nicole Grimm, Emily Miao | McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP on 5/17/2013

TIFFANY diamond engagement rings enjoy worldwide fame and recognition as the quintessential engagement ring. In 1886, Tiffany created the famous Tiffany setting, a simple six-prong open symmetrical arrangement that elevates...more

Foul play over US trademark

by Edward Lee, Douglas N. Masters | Loeb & Loeb LLP on 5/15/2013

The Washington Redskins name has attracted fierce debate over the years. Edward Lee and Douglas Masters, attorneys at Loeb & Loeb, discuss the latest attempt to revoke the mark - US trademark law prohibits the...more

Facebook v. Typosquatters: Damages and Domains Awarded Under Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act

by Elizabeth Featherman, Camille Miller | Cozen O'Connor on 5/15/2013

On April 30, 2013, Magistrate Judge Westmore recommended that the U.S. District Court, Northern District of California award Facebook $2.8 million in damages from typosquatters under the Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection...more

As Nonprofits Expand Their Global Reach, a Special Focus on Tax, Trademarks and the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act

by Charles Kolstad, Lindsay B. Meyer, Andrew D. Price, Jeffrey S. Tenenbaum | Venable LLP on 5/14/2013

In this presentation: - Introduction - Trademark/Brand Strategy and Protection - U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and Anti-Corruption - Cross-Border Tax Planning and Compliance Please see...more

The Ska/DuClaw Trademark Dispute Over Euphoria, Trademark Lessons for the Craft Brewer

by Brian Gregg | McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC on 5/13/2013

The craft beer industry is expanding rapidly and it seems a new brewery opens, or an existing brewery expands, almost daily. As a result, craft beer industry trademark disputes are occurring with increased frequency....more

MBHB Snippets: Review of Developments in Intellectual Property Law - Spring 2013 - Volume 11, Issue 2

by Joshua Bosman, Nicole Grimm, Gregory Huffman, Emily Miao, Joshua Rich, Cole Richter, Donald Zuhn | McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP on 5/13/2013

In This Issue: Comments on New AIA Rules; Implementing the New Micro Entity Status at the U.S. Patent Office; Obama Administration Focuses on Chinese Trade Secret Misappropriation; and Tiffany & Co. v. Costco Wholesale...more

The INTA “Trademark Bullying” Straitjacket

by Steve Baird | Winthrop & Weinstine, P.A. on 5/13/2013

This past week I’ve been pondering a question of great importance: When might a straitjacket double as a life vest? The answer actually arrived last Monday during INTA’s “The Ethics of Trademark Bullying” panel discussion at...more

Intellectual Property and Your Startup (Presentation)

by Scott Cromar, Russell Jeide | Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP on 5/13/2013

Knobbe Martens’ patent attorneys Russell Jeide and Scott Cromar hosted a seminar series on intellectual property basics for Temecula’s business community. This presentation is from the first class giving a basic overview of...more

Trade-mark Oppositions: When “Close” becomes “Too Close” (Part 2)

by Field Law on 5/13/2013

There was considerable interest in our earlier post (Trade-mark Oppositions: When “Close” becomes “Too Close”) which reviewed the competing marks POMPURE vs. POM WONDERFUL for beverages, and the marks CAMILION vs. CAMÉLÉON &...more

Study Shows Hiring an Attorney Gives You a Better Chance of Registering Your Trademark

by Kimberly Berger | Miller Canfield on 5/10/2013

Preparing a trademark application to the United States Patent and Trademark Office? A recent study shows that hiring an experienced trademark attorney to guide you through the process can give you a much better chance of...more

Liquor Law Update -- May 2013

by Barbara Darkes, Brian Gregg, Adam Santucci | McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC on 5/8/2013

In This Issue: Employee Tip Pools: Dive In With Caution; Ahhh…Spring; and The Ska/Duclaw Trademark Dispute Over Euphoria, Trademark Lessons for the Craft Brewer Excerpt from Employee Tip Pools: Dive In With...more

It’s Raining Fluid Trademarks

by Steve Baird | Winthrop & Weinstine, P.A. on 5/8/2013

So-called “fluid” trademarks are gaining a recent downpour of attention – on Monday INTA wrote about them in the Daily News distributed in Dallas at INTA’s 135th Annual Meeting, it also held a panel discussion on the topic...more

Rapala Billboard Ads Continue to Engage

by Steve Baird | Winthrop & Weinstine, P.A. on 5/7/2013

It’s that time of year again. The fishing opener in Minnesota is upon us this coming Saturday, so Rapala is sporting its new billboard advertisement....more

Carrying on Business in Canada

by Heenan Blaikie LLP on 5/3/2013

In This Publication: - Preface - General Information - Immigration - Investment Factors - Intellectual Property - Principal Forms of Business Entities - Taxation -...more

OfficeMax’s Rubber Band Ball Brand Symbol

by Steve Baird | Winthrop & Weinstine, P.A. on 5/2/2013

OfficeMax has been sporting its friendly and colorful rubber band ball brand signal on billboard advertising and delivery trucks for some time, but yesterday is the first time I’ve noticed prominent static use of the bouncy...more

IP Buzz - April 2013

by Therese Finan, Meaghan Hemmings Kent, Jeffrey D. Knowles, Martin Saad, Steven Schwarz | Venable LLP on 5/1/2013

In this issue: - Federal Circuit: Speak Now or Forever Hold Your Appeal - The Federal Circuit Draws the Line on Permissible Changes to Design Patent Claims – Or Does It? - DMCA Safe Harbor Upheld for...more

Shape Suddenly Matters

by Nancy Morgan | Greenberg Glusker Fields Claman & Machtinger... on 4/30/2013

As anyone in the candy industry will attest, many factors go into the making of a hit product. First and foremost, it better taste good. Having a great slogan also helps, as will having a celebrity endorser like Bart...more

IP Update, Vol. 16, No. 4, April 2013

by Babak Akhlaghi, Sarah Bro, Kenneth Cheney, Bernard Codd, Paul Devinsky, Roozbeh Gorgin, Charles Hawkins, Donna M. Haynes, Sungyong “David” In, John Low, Amol Parikh, Vinu Raj, more +Michael Sardina, Sarika Singh, Joseph Speyer, Rose S. Whelan, Han (Jason) Yu | McDermott Will & Emery on 4/30/2013

Obviousness-Type Double Patenting May Exist When There Is Neither Common Ownership nor Common Inventorship - Addressing an obviousness-type double patenting rejection, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit...more

Protecting Your Products in Light of the U.S. Supreme Court's Holding That A Copyright Owner Only Controls the "First Sale" of a...

by Farah Bhatti, Philip Nulud | Buchalter Nemer on 4/29/2013

A copyright affords the copyright owner with “exclusive rights”. One such right is “to distribute… copies of [a] copyrighted work”under 17 U.S.C. § 106(3). Under the first sale doctrine, “The owner of a particular...more

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Video Game Lawsuit Highlights Intellectual Property Issues with Internet Memes [Video]

TM Owners Beware: Potential IP Scammers Are In Our Midst

Focused on Franchise Law - May 2013

The Issues of Trademark Infringement and Dilution Go “Wild”

What Do Trademark Owners Need to Know About the Trademark Clearinghouse for New gTLDs?

The Most Famous Bottle Design, Forever?

MBHB Snippets: Review of Developments in Intellectual Property Law - Spring 2013 - Volume 11, Issue 2: Tiffany & Co. v. Costco...

Foul play over US trademark

Facebook v. Typosquatters: Damages and Domains Awarded Under Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act

As Nonprofits Expand Their Global Reach, a Special Focus on Tax, Trademarks and the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act

The Ska/DuClaw Trademark Dispute Over Euphoria, Trademark Lessons for the Craft Brewer

MBHB Snippets: Review of Developments in Intellectual Property Law - Spring 2013 - Volume 11, Issue 2

The INTA “Trademark Bullying” Straitjacket

Intellectual Property and Your Startup (Presentation)

Trade-mark Oppositions: When “Close” becomes “Too Close” (Part 2)

Study Shows Hiring an Attorney Gives You a Better Chance of Registering Your Trademark

Liquor Law Update -- May 2013

It’s Raining Fluid Trademarks

Rapala Billboard Ads Continue to Engage

Carrying on Business in Canada

OfficeMax’s Rubber Band Ball Brand Symbol

IP Buzz - April 2013

Shape Suddenly Matters

IP Update, Vol. 16, No. 4, April 2013

Protecting Your Products in Light of the U.S. Supreme Court's Holding That A Copyright Owner Only Controls the "First Sale" of a...

Video Game Lawsuit Highlights Intellectual Property Issues with Internet Memes [Video]

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