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Finding out that someone is infringing your trademark certainly bad news. There has been an economic damage to your brand as well as now you have to spend time and sometimes even money to stop the infringement. But what about new entrepreneurs, how can…
A part of the Consolidated Appropriations Act for 2021 passed on 27 December 2020, was the Trademark Modernization Act which comes in effect in few weeks. This update to the Lanham Act aims to combat the rise in scamming and fraudulent trademark filings…
Yesterday, Mark Zuckerberg announced the Facebook company changing its name into Meta as part of his plan to focus on developing a virtual world. While the history of rebranding knows successful and futureless occurrences, today we are going to focus on…
One of the reasons that the majority of countries in the world apply the “first to file” system, including the European Union and China, must be that it’s and easy system to administer. Determination on who was the first to register and…
Day after day the world becomes smaller as more businesses expand overseas with their products or services. However, this comes with a risk of the unauthorized use of your trademark by others, else known as infringement. This risk increases with the…
We all know the importance of trademark registration as a crucial step for protecting your brand identity. But what are some of the steps that you need to take in order to successfully register your trademark, especially when it comes to logos? First of…
ROMAG FASTENERS, INC. v. FOSSIL, INC. Before the Supreme Court of the United States. On Writ of Certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. Summary: Trademark owners are not required to show willfulness as a precondition to an…
On July 8, 2019, NBA player Giannis Antetokounmpo filed suit in the Southern District of New York for trademark infringement and counterfeiting of his GREEK FREAK trademarks in connection with clothing bearing his likeness. Antetokounmpo plays for the…
On October 19, 2018 plaintiffs CAR-FRESHNER Corporation (“CFC”) and Julius Sämann Ltd (“JSL”) filed suit against Balenciaga America, Inc. for alleged trademark infringement, false designation of origin, trademark dilution, and…
On July 18, 2018 the well-known luxury goods company, Cartier International AG and Cartier, a division of Richemont North America Inc. (collectively, “Cartier” or “Plaintiffs”) filed suit in the United States District Court for the…
Moldex-Metric, Inc. filed a trademark infringement lawsuit against McKeon Products. Moldex-Metric asserted that McKeon infringed its unregistered trade dress consisting of a bright green color for foam ear plugs by using a similar green color for ear…
On May 2, 2018, high-end fashion designer and retailer Burberry Limited filed a complaint in the Southern District of New York against big box retailer Target Corporation alleging trademark infringement and trademark counterfeiting (among other claims) for…
