Trademarkology
Brands, Trademarks, and Registration
The Hand Grenade: Powerful Drink, Powerful Mark
We are fully in the throes of Carnival, a season of parades and other celebrations that begins on January 6 and culminates with Mardi Gras. Mardi Gras, French for "Fat Tuesday, will take place this...
Using Trademarks for Good!
Monday is Martin Luther King Jr. Day, a national holiday marking the birthday and commemorating the life of one of our most venerated civil rights leaders.The Corporation for National & Community Service (a federal agency...
Top 10 Trademark “To-Do’s” for Good Business Health in 2017
Welcome to 2017! With a new year, comes new resolutions â often promises of being healthier and generally vowing to be better. While I was on a plane on Monday, a millennial guy seated next...
It's Like That: RUN-D.M.C. Sues Amazon and Wal-Mart for Trademark Infringement
It was December 29th in NYC in the courtWhen I see a complaint filed because defendants purportTo be selling lots of products and using remarksThat are infringing, oh my God, the RUN-D.M.C. trademark.If you grew...
What Do You Want for Christmas?
Getting tapped to post on Trademarkology the week before Christmas is quite an honor. It's almost as good as being asked by Santa, "What do you want for Christmas?"Speaking of Santa, I was surprised to...
NHL Team Trademark Gets Iced
The National Hockey League is adding a new expansion team in Las Vegas that will play its home games in the impressive new T-Mobile Arena located on the strip. The new team is scheduled to...
Use It (in Commerce) or Lose It!
Before a U.S. application filed on an in-use or intent-to-use basis may proceed to registration, the applicant must show that the mark has been used in commerce. Being right about whether the mark has been...
Writing Off Your Rights
I have twins. Yes, we have two of most everything. No, it doesn't make it easier. The twins don't always remember who owns what or whether the object was traded. I hear a lot...