Two exciting new programs launched by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) are poised to accelerate IP protection for COVID-19 related products. Due to medical device shortages and the constant question of when (and if) a vaccine will make it to market, the pace…
The Supreme Court handed down its decision today, affirming that BOOKING.COM is a protectable and registrable trademark for “hotel reservation services,” and rejecting the premise that a generic.com term is ineligible for trademark protection. The Court held that the USPTO’s attempted advancement of a per…
When family feuds become federal trademark cases, this blog takes notice. In this edition, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit wades into a dispute between divorced lawn care proprietors. Their divorce “Mutual Separation Agreement” split their business in half but, for a…
Just two months ago, we published a post about an Eastern District of Pennsylvania decision in the Pellegrino v. Epic Games case regarding Epic’s online battle royale video game, Fortnite. In that case, saxophonist Leo Pellegrino alleged that a Fortnite “emote” (i.e., a feature sold…
NBA superstar and reigning NBA MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo recently filed a series of trademark infringement lawsuits in the Southern District of New York against online retailers and their operators. In the lawsuits, Antetokounmpo claims that the retailers were selling merchandise bearing his nickname—the Greek Freak—along…
Lucky Brand has emerged victorious in the latest skirmish of its nearly 20-year trademark litigation battle with Marcel Fashions, a competitor in the apparel business. In Lucky Brand Dungarees, Inc. v. Marcel Fashions Group, Inc., its second trademark decision of this term, the Supreme Court…
The TMCA has been covering two pending trademark infringement cases brought by JaM Cellars against The Wine Group’s “Flavor First” line extension of its Franzia brand, and since our last post, there have been two developments of note. In the first case, involving JaM’s claim…
In an oral ruling last month, Oregon District Court Judge Michael W. Mosman granted Nike’s motion dismissing NBA star Kawhi Leonard’s claims that he rightfully owned “The Claw” logo. The Claw is a logo depicting Leonard’s initials “KL” and jersey number “2” in the palm…
Even devoted comic book fans and other true believers might not know that the term “Comic-Con” is meant to refer to the king of comic conventions—the San Diego Comic Convention (“SDCC”)—not all comic conventions in general. Until now! In the recent San Diego Comic Convention…
On March 26, 2020, the Chinese Supreme People’s Court (the “SPC”), the highest court in China and thus China’s equivalent to the United States Supreme Court, issued its re-trial decision, giving Michael Jordan an assist against Registration No. 6020578 for the mark “Qiaodan in Chinese…
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