Trademarkology
Brands, Trademarks, and Registration
Stolichnaya® – A Tale of Two Owners
A Russian pseudo-governmental entity claims that it is the rightful owner of the Stolichnaya trademark and that as a result, U.S. distributors who sell the product are acting in violation of established trademark rights. The...
Alphabet Soup; Annoyingly, but not Infringingly, Similar?
GMW and Boogle got tangled up this week over trademarks, kind of. As you've likely heard, Google reorganized itself to create a holding company called Alphabet. As reported in the NYTimes, TechCrunch, and Business Insider...
China Dunks on Michael Jordan
Michael Jordan has one of the best trademark brands in basketball and is by all accounts a worldwide legend. But, that didn't help him prevent a Chinese company from registering multiple trademarks using a similar...
Urban Meyer & The Ohio State University: Trademark Trust Falls
I recently read an interesting article in Forbes entitled "Why On Earth Did Ohio State's Urban Meyer Have To Register His Name With The Trademark Office?" The article discusses why there is a trademark...
Timing is Everything
"The trouble with being punctual is that there`s nobody there to appreciate it." Franklin Pierce Jones may have said this, but my friends probably feel the same way. Timing does matter, though. This is most...
Conan O'Brien Sued for Stealing Jokes
Conan O'Brien is the target of a civil lawsuit brought by a man who says the comedian stole his jokes. Robert Kasberg claims that he posted jokes on his personal blog and through Twitter that...
What's in a bag? Capri Sun's Trade Dressed Drinks
Summer camps are winding down at our house, which means the amount of Capri Sun being consumed is about to fall off precipitously until next summer. Of course, Capri Sun has the ideal packaging for...
Comic Con SD vs. Comic Con SLC; Marvel at the Irony
Words and pictures are yin and yang. Married, they produce a progeny more interesting than either parent. - Dr. SeussFor hundreds of thousands of fans, comic books are the pinnacle of the combination of...