trademark
8
May
Trademark Alert: University of Iowa v. University of Southern Mississippi
Opposition No. 91164745 The University of Southern Mississippi (“USM”) filed a trademark application and sought registration on the following mark: USM’s trademark application identified goods in the following international classes: 6, 9, 14, 16, 18, 20, 21, 24, 25, 27, 28 and 32. After publication for opposition of the USM trademark (part of the trademark application/registration process) the UniversityRead more
8
May
Confusion and Trademark Liability
© Ray Gradale, Esq. Recently, the popular social networking site Facebook has filed suit against a new dating network, Shagbook.com, citing a likelihood of consumer confusion between the two trademarks. Facebook has alleged that Shagbook is attempting to trade off the pervasive fame of Facebook. Originally, Trademark Law was mostly concerned with protecting the owner of the mark. Courts wouldRead more
8
May
Are Reality Stars Unique? The Challenge of Defining ‘Likeness’ in Kardashian v. Old Navy
© 2011 John Cornell Fuller In a recent complaint, reality television star Kim Kardashian alleged that clothing chain Old Navy violated her right of publicity. Specifically, she contends that Old Navy, and its parent company, the Gap, violated her publicity rights by producing a television commercial where a Kardashian look-alike sings about looking ‘cute’ while she goes about her dailyRead more
28
Apr
Importance of Providing Trademark Notice
© Jovi Federici 2011 A registered trademark notice (®) provides important benefits to any business. Failure to properly register a trademark, and failure to provide notice, may have serious, negative consequences. Nevertheless, many businesses must ask the question of whether to register a trademark considering the importance of providing notice. The answer should become clear once you understand the benefitsRead more
1
Feb
Trademark Alert: Change to U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Website
Effective February 1, 2012, the separate icons for TARR and TDR will be merged on the Trademarks Home Page, so that only one icon for TSDR will display. From this icon, an “interim” page will be accessed, containing the link to TSDR 1.0. Please be aware that this interim page has been re-ordered such that the links to “old” TARRRead more
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