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Battle of the Oranges: U-Haul vs. Public Storage in a Trademark Showdown Over the Color Orange

To be eligible for trademark registration, a color must have acquired distinctiveness and must not be functional. Recently, the Federal Circuit discussed the importance that a color mark not be functional. ...more

Tickled Pink No More: Federal Circuit Affirms Cancellation of CeramTec’s Trademarks for Pink Ceramic Hip Implants

Color trademarks have traditionally been difficult to obtain. Of the over 4 million trademark registrations, there were less than 1000 color trademarks as of 2019. To be eligible for trademark registration, a color must have...more

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