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Wondering if Your Trademark has Been Abandoned? Ask a Trademark Lawyer

The outbreak of the novel Coronavirus (“COVID-19”) has led to the shuttering of businesses throughout the world. While many of these businesses will be able to open when it is deemed safe by authorities for them to do so, others will be forced to close down forever. For struggling businesses that have registered and/or common […]

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Jack Daniels Chewed Up by Trademark Law

VIP Products LLC (“VIP”) designs, markets and sells “Silly Squeakers” dog toys that are often made to humorously resemble well-known beverage containers. In 2013, VIP fashioned the Bad Spaniels Silly Squeaker (“Bad Spaniels”) dog toy to resemble a Jack Daniel’s whiskey bottle and altered the label by: 1) replacing “Jack Daniel’s” with “Bad Spaniels;” 2)

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No Pimping: Trademark Law Protects the Goodyear Blimp

No Pimping: Trademark Law Protects the Goodyear Blimp

On January 2, 2020, the Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (“Goodyear”) and the Illinois-based punk rock band, The Pimps, a/k/a The Good Year Pimps (“The Pimps”), entered into a settlement agreement to resolve allegations that The Pimps: (1) had breached a previous settlement agreement entered into between the parties; (2) were infringing on Goodyear’s trademark

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Girl Scouts Involved in Trademark Law Dispute with Rebranded Boy Scouts

November 9, 2018 On November 6, 2018, the Girl Scouts of the United States of America (“GSUSA”) filed a complaint against the Boy Scouts of America (“BSA”) in the Southern District of New York for trademark infringement, unfair competition and trademark dilution. GSUSA has been in operation for over 106 years and is currently serving

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Las Vegas Golden Knights Enter into Coexistence Agreement with U.S. Army

August 3, 2018  The Las Vegas Golden Knights (“Golden Knights”) hockey team must be in the running for the feel-good sports story of the year. As an expansion team, they made it all the way to the Stanley Cup finals, making them the first modern-era expansion team from any of the four major sports leagues

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Trademark Law Hits the Gridiron

July 20, 2018  Texas A&M University (“A&M”) recently challenged the trademark application of Washington Soap Company (“Applicant”), which was seeking registration of 12TH MAN HANDS for “handmade loofah soap bar or puck.” A&M contested the application on likelihood of confusion grounds under Section 2(d) of the Trademark Act and dilution by blurring under Section 43(c)

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NCAA Dunks on Sweepstakes App Provider in Trademark Lawsuit

February 14, 2018 The National Collegiate Athletic Association (the “NCAA”) recently boxed out sweepstakes app provider Kizzang LLC (“Kizzang”) and its principal in a trademark lawsuit filed in connection with the planned name of Kizzang’s 2017 college basketball-themed promotional contest. Why should operators in the contest and sweepstakes space think twice before launching a new

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