Trademark

Coachella, Trademark Lawyers Want “Filmchella” Organizer Held in Contempt

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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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Ask A Trademark Lawyer How to Trademark Your Domain Name

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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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Warner Bros., Trademark Lawyers Target “Golden Ticket” Beer Brand

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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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Webster Hall Brand Name Dispute, and the Importance of a Trademark Lawyer

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March 10, 2017 This Tuesday, Webster Hall Entertainment Corp. (“Webster Hall Entertainment”), owner of the well-known Webster Hall nightclub and concert venue in New York City, sued its landlord of 25 years in connection with the parties’ ongoing trademark dispute, reinforcing the importance of consulting an experienced trademark lawyer when registering, selling or enforcing a

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Trademark Enforcement and Internet Search Advertising: A Regulatory Risk for Brand Owners

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December 2016 For well over a century, US trademark law has afforded brand owners certain rights, remedies and obligations.  As the Department of Commerce has noted, owners of trademarks have both a legal right and an affirmative obligation to protect their trademarks from unauthorized third-party use.  Diligent enforcement practices not only protect trademark assets, but

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New TTAB Rules for Trademark Lawyers

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October 28, 2016 Trademark lawyers across the country should take note of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office’s (“USPTO”) first major set of Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (“TTAB”) rule changes since 2007.  The amended rules take effect on January 14, 2017, for both new and pending TTAB cases. What are the USPTO rulemaking’s key

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“Dirty Dancing” Trademark Dilution Claims Reinstated

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August 5, 2016 This March, we reported on a California federal court’s dismissal of Lions Gate Entertainment Inc.’s (“Lions Gate”) trademark and unfair competition claims against TD Ameritrade Holding Corporation, a number of its subsidiaries (“TD”) and ad agency Havas Worldwide New York, Inc. (“Havas”) in connection with the Defendants’ “Dirty Dancing”-themed ad campaign.  This Monday,

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