Court Case Brought By Dairy Queen Over 'Blizzard' Trademark Infringement On 'Blizzard Water' Begins And Is Dumb

I don't know how in the world I missed this over the past couple of years, but I'm just in time to introduce you to a trademark lawsuit brought by the Dairy Queen people against W.B. Mason, an office supply and grocerer, over the...

Unfair Competition In The Use Of Intellectual Property Objects: Problems And Ways To Protect A Trademark - Intellectual Property - Worldwide

Intellectual property (IP) is one of the most valuable assets of any firm.

Mercedes-AMG Prepares To Dial The One Hypercar Up To Eleven

Mercedes-Benz recently filed a new name patent with the European Union Intellectual Property Office. The name in question is Vision One-Eleven.

Sports Leagues’ Trademark Win Appealed by Online Seller

An overseas online retailer that allegedly sold counterfeit items bearing trademarked sports logos will ask the Seventh Circuit to hold that a federal court in Illinois lacks jurisdiction to hear claims by the NBA, MLB, NFL, NHL, and others.

TTABlog Test: How Did These Three Section 2(e)(1) Mere Descriptiveness Appeals Turn Out? - Intellectual Property - United States

The TTAB recently ruled on the appeals from the three Section 2(e)(1) mere descriptiveness refusals summarized below. No hints this time. Let's see how you do with them. Answer will be found in the first comment.

Three reasons why the SurgiSil design patent case is important

Counsel say the Federal Circuit’s decision could encourage design patent applicants to strive for broader claim language, among other things

Public Backlash Leads Tulsa Park To Stop Bullying Coffee Shop Over Trademark

A good public outcry and backlash can lead to many, many good things. We see it here at Techdirt all the time, particularly when it comes to aggressive bullying episodes over intellectual property. Some person or company will try to play IP bully...

Public Backlash Leads Tusla Park To Stop Bullying Coffee Shop Over Trademark

A good public outcry and backlash can lead to many, many good things. We see it here at Techdirt all the time, particularly when it comes to aggressive bullying episodes over intellectual property. Some person or company will try to play IP bully...

Federal Circuit Further Eases Path for Obtaining Design Patents

by Dennis crouch In re Surgisil, LLP, --- 4th --- (Fed. Cir. 2021). This is an important design patent decision …

So long FIFA, hello ... EA Sports FC?

Trademark filings highlight EA’s possible plans for a new name

Nigeria’s counterfeiting epidemic; UKIPO filing boom; brand valuation explained; and much more | World Trademark Review

Everything we covered on WTR over the past seven days – and all you need to know from the world of trademarks to set yourself up for the start of another busy week.

FRANCE.COM: Trademark Transferred to French Government without Recourse in US Courts

When you visit the website france.com, you'll be quickly redirected to the French government's explore-France travel site: france.fr.  But, the …

Swiss Supreme Court invalidates the Nespresso Capsule 3D Mark

The IPKat blog reports on copyright, patent, trade mark, info-tech and privacy/confidentiality issues from a mainly UK and European perspective.

ASĀVA v. RAMPUR ASAWA: Bombay HC Sets the Record Straight on Deceptive Similarity

A few months back, a Single Judge bench of the Bombay High Court delivered what has now been revealed to be a very problematic decision on deceptive similarit

Timbs: Iconic Enough for Trademark Protection?

by Dennis Crouch TBL Licensing, LLC v Hirshfeld, Docket No. 1:21-cv-00681 (E.D. Va. Jun 04, 2021) I previously wrote about …

Is This Van the Future of Faraday Future?

This futuristic, boxy van concept was revealed in patent filings.