August 27, 2018 will.i.am’s trademark application for #Willpower has received a final refusal by the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (“TTAB”). The TTAB found that #Willpower was likely to be confused with a previously registered mark which consisted of two offset, identical mountain peaks with the stylized text “WILLPOWER WEAR” below and “Have the will. […]
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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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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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May 14, 2018 In 2016, rapper/producer, Andre Young, known professionally as “Dr. Dre,” filed oppositions to trademark applications filed by OB-GYN, Dr. Draion Burch, for protection of medical goods and services provided under the name, “Dr. Drai.” After two years, the United States Patent and Trademark Office’s Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (“TTAB”) found in
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April 24, 2018 On April 16th, the Los Angeles-based artists collaborative, Pizzaboyzzz, sent a Cease and Desist letter to Kendall Jenner for using “Pizza Boys” to brand a clothing line and her Apple radio show. Pizzaboyzzz has been in operation since 2015, and sells merchandise and clothing under the Pizzaboyzzz name. Jenner’s Pizza Boys applications
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November 13, 2017 Last week, the trademark lawyers for Coachella Music Festival, LLC and the famous music and arts festival’s producer, Goldenvoice, LLC (collectively, “Coachella”), asked a Los Angeles federal district court to hold a would-be film festival organizer in contempt of court for purportedly refusing to comply with Coachella’s previously granted motion for preliminary
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September 11, 2017 In a potentially groundbreaking decision (Booking.com B.V. v. Matal, et al., Index No. 16-cv-425 (the “Trademark Lawsuit”)), a U.S. District Court recently overruled the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) and ordered the USPTO to register BOOKING.COM as a trademark. The Trademark Lawsuit reinforces the importance of consulting with an experienced trademark
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March 24, 2017 This month, “Willy Wonka” filmmaker Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. (“Warner Bros.”) formally opposed Georgia-based South Sky Brewing Company’s (“Southern Sky”) federal trademark application for its “Golden Ticket” branded beer, reinforcing the importance of consulting with an experienced trademark lawyer before using or registering a new beer brand name. How can a craft
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