Trademark Bullies: Might Versus Right One of the challenges as a trademark attorney who represents small businesses is having to explain the intersection of rights under the law and the practical power dynamic of facing down a Fortune 500 company with a multimillion dollar litigation budget and no ethical qualms about using it. Continue reading →
TrademarkAttorneys.com - Friday, May 4, 2012 - 9:31
Pair of UDRP Decisions Affirm Respondent’s Rights Many small business owners are not tech savvy, and after three years of fighting with their developers, the Respondents in this case gave up and simply pointed the domain name to another site they owned. The Panel recognized, however, that the Respondent's 22 years of use of the FLOOR & DECOR trademark in connection with their b...
TrademarkAttorneys.com - Thursday, April 12, 2012 - 12:37
UDRP Panel Masters of Denial The Complainant claimed that the Respondent had wrongfully registered the domain name with the bad faith intent to profit off of its registered trademarks for PARTS MASTER. Continue reading →
TrademarkAttorneys.com - Tuesday, March 27, 2012 - 18:13
Passive Holding of Domain Name Alone Not Bad Faith While passively holding a domain name can be a factor in determining bad-faith, the Panel required more evidence to show the intention of the domain owner was to take advantage of the trademark owner. Continue reading →
TrademarkAttorneys.com - Thursday, March 22, 2012 - 17:44
TrademarkAttorneys.com - Friday, March 2, 2012 - 9:29
IPAD BANNED IN CHINA OVER TRADEMARK? Apple, electronic behemoth and coveted company of technology buffs, is facing a serious trademark problem in China over its iPad tablet. Continue reading →
TrademarkAttorneys.com - Thursday, March 1, 2012 - 14:6
Blue Ivy Entangled in Trademark Dispute Only four days after Blue Ivy's birth, New York-based fashion designer Joseph Mbeh filed a trademark application for "Blue Ivy Carter NYC" for a range of infant and toddler clothes. Continue reading →
TrademarkAttorneys.com - Thursday, March 1, 2012 - 13:57
Trademark Linsanity Linsanity has hit the USPTO. The newly ordained NBA star, Jeremy Lin, started a firestorm with his New York Knicks team and ignited a trademark dispute. Continue reading →
TrademarkAttorneys.com - Wednesday, February 15, 2012 - 17:45
MLB Braves Tomahawk Pixar Trademark Application Pixar, who has an uncanny ability to create blockbuster movies, will need some of their movie magic to solve a trademark dispute for its upcoming movie Brave. Continue reading →
TrademarkAttorneys.com - Wednesday, January 25, 2012 - 14:33
Ball So Hard, Somebody Oughta Pay Him? When Terrell Suggs first announced he was “Sizzle” from “Ball So Hard University” on Sunday Night Football, the Baltimore Ravens linebacker inadvertently started a new brand for himself as well as a trademark headache. During the broadcast of a game … Continue reading →
TrademarkAttorneys.com - Tuesday, January 17, 2012 - 19:17
Starbucks Burned Again in Trademark Infringement Case The third time was not the charm for Starbucks in their attempt to prevent a regional micro roastery from poking fun at Starbuck's notorious reputation for over roasting coffee. Continue reading →
TrademarkAttorneys.com - Thursday, January 12, 2012 - 15:26
Panel Denies Claim to Generic SSX.com Domain Name A three-member panel of the National Arbitration Forum unanimously denied the Complaint of Electronic Arts, Inc. (EA) over the domain name . Continue reading →
TrademarkAttorneys.com - Friday, January 6, 2012 - 18:38
