8/28/2020 5:52:36 PM 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...
4/13/2020 3:25:21 PM 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...
4/9/2020 3:39:11 PM 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...
4/6/2020 1:43:52 PM 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...
3/30/2020 3:09:21 PM adidas Defeats Claim by Plaintiff Who Never Started Using NEVER DONE Trademarks By Kimberly Maynard Plaintiff Abraham Berti Levy’s federal registration for the marks YOU’RE NEVER DONE and purported common law use of other, similar marks...
2/24/2020 3:53:32 PM 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”)...
1/30/2020 3:01:19 AM 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...
1/24/2020 3:54:37 PM 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...
1/14/2020 4:20:29 PM 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...
1/9/2020 12:00:00 AM 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...
10/30/2019 4:16:46 PM 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...