The Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit upheld the USPTO Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) decision which denied…
Trademarks
In an innovative move which bypasses copyright infringement claims, Slep-Tone sued over a dozen karaoke DJs who use Slep-Tone’s karaoke…
In a precedential decision, the USPTO Trademark Trial and Appeals Board (TTAB) rules that the 10 year old THUMBDRIVE mark…
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals explained the difference between descriptive, but enforceable, registered marks and generic non-enforceable marks in…
The Comprehensive General Liability (“CGL”) insurance policy typically used by many businesses oftentimes includes insurance coverage for misusing another’s “advertising…
The Heart Attack Grill www.heartattackgrill.com is a medically themed hamburger grill restaurant which has garnered considerable national media attention. Copyists…
The trademark or brand owner of the nationally known Victoria Secret mark sued a small retail store located in Elizabethtown,…
The U.S. Supreme Court, in American Needle, Inc. v. National Football League et al., 560 U.S. , Case no. 08-661,…