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Hitched on Technical Grounds: TTAB Litigation Insights from Universal Life Church Monastery Storehouse v. American Marriage Ministries

Hitched on Technical Grounds: TTAB Litigation Insights from Universal Life Church Monastery Storehouse v. American Marriage Ministries   January 24, 2024 |  By: Michael Shafer and Alex Butterman   Trademark litigants should heed the cautionary tale in this case – develop your arguments or risk waiving them. The United States Court of Appeals for the… Continue reading Hitched on Technical Grounds: TTAB Litigation Insights from Universal Life Church Monastery Storehouse v. American Marriage Ministries

What is a Trademark “Specimen” and Why is it Important?

A trademark specimen is a real-world example of your brand being used to identify your goods or services (e.g., a photograph of a t-shirt with your brand name on the inside label). To qualify for federal trademark protection, you must use your mark in interstate commerce. Your specimen is your evidence that you qualify for… Continue reading What is a Trademark “Specimen” and Why is it Important?

How to Handle a Trademark Opposition

Receiving a Notice of Publication is perhaps one of the most exciting and gratifying parts of the trademark process short of getting an actual Registration Certificate. Now that you have successfully made it through the examination process at the United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) your mark will finally be published in the USPTO… Continue reading How to Handle a Trademark Opposition

‘All I Want for Christmas is’ a Trademark: TTAB Rejects Mariah Carey’s Application

‘All I Want for Christmas is’ a Trademark: TTAB Rejects Mariah Carey’s Application   If you’ve ever listened to Christmas music you’re more than likely familiar with the song, “All I Want for Christmas is You,” co-written and sung by the one and only Mariah Carey. That is the five-time Grammy winner, former wife of… Continue reading ‘All I Want for Christmas is’ a Trademark: TTAB Rejects Mariah Carey’s Application

Killing Them Easier: USPTO “Reverses” the Federal Circuit on Genericness

By: Daniel Davis  [8/1/22]   Generic terms—terms that are primarily understood to be the name of a product or service—cannot be trademarks. [1] For example, one cannot register APPLE as a trademark for (you guessed it) apples. [2] When a trademark becomes generic, the mark falls into the public domain, and anyone can use it. [3] Because becoming generic terminates the… Continue reading Killing Them Easier: USPTO “Reverses” the Federal Circuit on Genericness

Fighting Over a Band Name

[2/15/22] 3rd Circuit Rules TTAB Trademark Cancellation Proceedings Do Not Preclude Infringement Claims in Federal Court In an opinion filed on September 17, 2021, the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit issued a precedential decision that TTAB Trademark Cancellation proceedings do not preclude infringement claims in federal district court. In Beasley v. Howard,… Continue reading Fighting Over a Band Name

Smells Like Summary Judgment: Marc Jacobs vs. Nirvana in IP Infringement Suit

Marc Jacobs Files a Motion to Dismiss Nirvana’s Suit Alleging Copyright and Trademark Infringement  By Thomas Dunlap “It’s ironic how much trouble a smile can cause,..” lawyers for Marc Jacobs wrote in a motion to dismiss the two-year lawsuit brought by the holder of the 90s grunge band Nirvana’s Intellectual Property. [1] In 2018, Nirvana,… Continue reading Smells Like Summary Judgment: Marc Jacobs vs. Nirvana in IP Infringement Suit

“Lehman Brothers” Whiskey Suffers Hangover in Trademark Dispute

 “Lehman Brothers” Whiskey Suffers Hangover in Trademark Dispute By Melissa Oxford Oxford is Senior Associate with Dunlap Bennett & Ludwig in Tulsa Office.    Tiger Lily Ventures, Ltd. (“Tiger Lily”) is a small British company seeking to name their whiskey “Lehman Brothers.” They were unsuccessful in their trademark application, which was opposed by Barclays Capital… Continue reading “Lehman Brothers” Whiskey Suffers Hangover in Trademark Dispute

Arizona State University Sues Facebook and Instagram to Protect its Trademark

Arizona State University Sues Facebook and Instagram to Protect its Trademark By Michael Lehr Lehr is an Attorney at Dunlap Bennett & Ludwig’s Richmond Office. [Sept. 3, 2020] On Thursday, August 20, 2020, the Arizona Board of Regents filed suit in the United States District Court for the District of Arizona over an Instagram account… Continue reading Arizona State University Sues Facebook and Instagram to Protect its Trademark

Beyoncé Receives Big Win in “BLUE IVY CARTER” Trademark Opposition

Beyoncé Receives Big Win in “BLUE IVY CARTER” Trademark Opposition [Aug. 11, 2020] Beyoncé, named by Forbes as the Most Powerful Woman in Entertainment, has built a business empire that stretches into entertainment, fashion, major product endorsements, as well as music production and streaming distribution. With such a storied career, it should come as no surprise that… Continue reading Beyoncé Receives Big Win in “BLUE IVY CARTER” Trademark Opposition

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