07 Sep, 2021 The Right Tool for the Job: Fifth Circuit Revives “Texas Hammer” Trademark Lawsuit By Benjamin G. Murray In online advertising, it’s commonplace for businesses to purchase competitor trademarks as search engine keywords to get in front of...
28 Aug, 2020 The Terrible Towel Is A Formidable Foe: Steelers' Licensor Sues Maker of Terrible Masks By Kimberly Maynard I’m not a Steelers fan (or even much of a football fan), but I have heard of the Pittsburgh Steelers' The Terrible Towel. I learned this...
15 Apr, 2020 3M Files Second Lawsuit To Combat COVID-19 Price Gouging By Kimberly Maynard After a public dispute with the White House about exporting N-95 masks, 3M is turning to trademark law to help combat impressions that it...
13 Apr, 2020 3M Sues "Unsavory" Company Selling N-95 Masks At Exorbitant Price; CoronaCide Sues "Nefarious" Company Selling Unapproved Home Test Kits By Kimberly Maynard Unfortunately and predictably—which also is unfortunate—as the need for medical supplies to combat the coronavirus has increased, so have...
09 Apr, 2020 Fear Of God Silences Trademark Infringement Claims By God’s Era By Kimberly Maynard A Massachusetts federal court found last week that Plaintiff God’s Era’s minimal sales of its GOD’S ERA clothing in the greater Boston...
06 Apr, 2020 Break Up of Conservative Political Group Eagle Forum Does Not Mean Trademark Infringement for Founder’s New American Eagle Group By Kimberly Maynard In the 1960s and 1970s, Phyllis Schlafly formed a few not-for-profit 501(c)(4) organizations in order to further her “modern conservative...
26 Mar, 2020 Court Breezily Denies BRIZZY Trademark Injunction Against Molson Coors By Kimberly Maynard Trademark disputes in the alcoholic beverage industry can quickly bubble over. The fight brewing between Future Proof—maker of the...
23 Mar, 2020 Judge Chastises Plaintiff In Counterfeit Unicorn Case For Seeking Emergency TRO During Global Pandemic By Kimberly Maynard On Wednesday last week, Judge Seeger in the Northern District of Illinois issued an opinion chastising Art Ask Agency for repeatedly...
24 Feb, 2020 Cannabis And Trademarks: Sale of Cannabis-Infused Products Cannot Form Basis for Trademark Prior Use Defense By Kimberly Maynard In September 2018, Kiva Health Brands LLC (“KHB”), which supplies natural foods under the trademark KIVA, sued Kiva Brands Inc. (“KBI”)...
07 Feb, 2020 Heirs Of Corn Dog Inventor Fry Ex-Family Member For Absconding With Family Jewels (Ahem, Corn Dog Trademark) By Kimberly Maynard This week, I learned that the oblong breaded meat served in my elementary school cafeteria was born in 1942 at the Texas State Fair. ...
30 Jan, 2020 Just One Week In Cannabis And Trademarks By Kimberly Maynard While searching for a good topic this week, I noticed a trio of recent lawsuits that provide a good overview of the increased role...
24 Jan, 2020 Recent Suit By US Olympic Committee Is Excellent Reminder Of Special Protection Afforded To The Words “Olympic” and “Paralympic” By Kimberly Maynard The United States Olympic Committee filed a federal lawsuit this week accusing a sports psychologist of violating the Ted Stevens Olympic...
14 Jan, 2020 Founder of L.A. Guns Band and Ex-Drummer Face-Off Over Rights to L.A. GUNS Trademark By Kimberly Maynard Tracii Guns, the founding member of and lead guitarist for the hard rock band L.A. Guns, filed a lawsuit in California accusing ex-member...
09 Jan, 2020 Ongoing Trademark Dispute Between Brewery and Winery May Boil Down to Priority By Kimberly Maynard As the numbers of breweries, wineries, and distilleries have grown over the last few years, so have the number of clashes between the...
30 Oct, 2019 Beware! California Wine Company Alleges that Applebee's VAMPIRE Cocktail is Trademark Infringement By Kimberly Maynard On Sunday, just a few days before Halloween, Vampire Family Brands, LLC complained to a California federal court that Applebee’s...