IPNews® – U.S. Ghost Adventures has filed a trademark lawsuit against Miss Lizzie’s Coffee over use of the term Lizzie. Lizzie Bordon was accused of a terrible crime in the 1800’s. The parties to the lawsuit are both attempting to profit from the tragedy. To continue reading, click: True Crime Trademarks: Can Lizzie Borden® Axe Competitors? Continue Reading
IPNews® – Katie King (aka Miss Metaverse) recently filed a trademark opposition against the Miss Metaverse trademark application filed by Flo Inc. While Flo Inc. has only recently started using the trademark, Ms. King claims to have used it for years. Although she has only recently filed her own trademark application, she may have common law rights. To… Continue Reading
IPNews® – Moderna has recently taken issue with a trademark application filed for COVID MVAX filed by a competitor. The COVID MVAX trademark application was filed by GlaxoSmithKline. Moderna is taking the position that the trademark will limit its ability to adequately describe its own Covid vaccine. To continue reading, click: COVID Trademark Fight Erupts Between Pharma… Continue Reading
IPNews® – Moderna has recently taken issue with a trademark application filed for COVID MVAX filed by a competitor. The COVID MVAX trademark application was filed by GlaxoSmithKline. Moderna is taking the position that the trademark will limit its ability to adequately describe its own Covid vaccine. To continue reading, click: COVID Trademark Fight Erupts Between Pharma… Continue Reading
IPNews® – A couple of months after going to the Supreme Court in a trademark dispute, Jack Daniels is back in another one. This time, the company is fighting to protect its OLD NO. 7 trademark. A sauce manufacturer filed a trademark application for a similar trademark, OLD NO.1 BBQ SAUCE which Jack Daniels is… Continue Reading
IPNews® – Many considered NBC’s The Office to be one of the best TV shows of all time. As the show’s run began to wind down, there was talk of a spinoff starring the character Dwight Schrute. Some recent trademark filings by NBC are likely to get the spinoff speculation back into high gear. To continue… Continue Reading
IPNews® – Many considered NBC’s The Office to be one of the best TV shows of all time. As the show’s run began to wind down, there was talk of a spinoff starring the character Dwight Schrute. Some recent trademark filings by NBC are likely to get the spinoff speculation back into high gear. To continue… Continue Reading
On August 17, 2021, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office issued a trademark registration for WYATT EARP for use in relation to alcoholic beverages. Consistent with the Wyatt Earp name, a fight has broken out over the trademark. The World Whiskey Society has filed its own WYATT EARP trademark and has also filed a Petition… Continue Reading
On August 17, 2021, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office issued a trademark registration for WYATT EARP for use in relation to alcoholic beverages. Consistent with the Wyatt Earp name, a fight has broken out over the trademark. The World Whiskey Society has filed its own WYATT EARP trademark and has also filed a Petition… Continue Reading
IPNews® – DoorDash has recently filed a trademark opposition against a company that filed a trademark application for Door Dabz. The trademark application at issue is for cannabis delivery services. Ultimately to prevail and block the application, DoorDash will have to prove that consumers are likely to be confused between the two trademarks. To continue reading,… Continue Reading
