June 2015

-Wes Anderson, Attorney

In the fall of 2012, an upstart freshman quarterback at Texas A&M named Johnny Manziel earned the moniker “Johnny Football” during an incredible season, leading the Aggies to a number of huge wins. Yet after three years, a Heisman Trophy, and a shaky rookie season in the NFL, Manziel has yet to

In a surprising move last week, Urban Outfitters and its subsidiaries (collectively “Urban Outfitters”) moved to withdraw their motion for partial summary judgment on the secondary liability claims being brought against them by the Navajo Nation (“the Nation”). You might recall that I informed you about the lawsuit and a pending summary judgment motion brought

News flash, last Friday the USPTO approved for publication a non-traditional trademark that I’ve seen in real life before. Let’s just say it is attached to one of our many remote control devices that I’ve had to dig out from under the sofa cushions more than a few times:

RokuPurpleTagThe claimed mark consists of “the

Time spent with my boys in Omaha at the College World Series is hard to beat. Although, last year, Father’s Day weekend was hard to beat too. And, the archives indicate five years ago was pretty wonderful as well. Basically, it’s all good.

On this particular road trip, we were fortunate to score tickets

-Martha Engel, Attorney

Indeed Brewing Company, a popular brewery here in Minneapolis and a favorite of mine, announced that they were revamping their acclaimed packaging.  A story in the Minneapolis-St. Paul Business Journal unveiled their new packaging:

indeedcansAs a really nicely executed design, it de-clutters the look of the can while keeping the well-known

How many trademark applications should I file and for what goods and services? These are two critical questions to any filing strategy, and a close second is how often should I file?

The answer to how many applications to file is the number of marks that you realistically believe consumers will rely on to identify