–Sharon Armstrong, Attorney
I am currently in my home state of California, a place known to some as “the land of fruits and nuts.” (Although, “the Left Coast” is my favorite of these playfully derisive names for California.)
California is indeed the fruit basket of the United States, producing 51% of the nation’s fruit.
–Sharon Armstrong, Attorney
I come from a family in which knowledge of details, minutiae, trivia and other such trifles are well-prized. It is with this long-nurtured sense of curiosity that I therefore approach new factoids with relish.
So imagine my surprise, when reading the delightfully geeky Wordplay blog (the crossword puzzle blog of the New
—Mark Prus, Marketing Consultant NameFlashSM
I do a lot of branding and naming work…and so when I see an issue that confuses me, I usually assume it confuses consumers as a whole. In this case, having done some work in the artificial sweetener category, I can assure you that people are confused.
The artificial
My first oral argument, as a very young lawyer, involved a small discovery dispute in a trademark case, in which there were complaints about inadequate and deficient discovery responses. During the hearing, the U.S. Magistrate Judge who decided the motion said something to the effect that my client’s positions reminded him of tilting at windmills. Needless
As I was driving through summer construction earlier this week, I was stuck behind a truck with the following logo:
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This was excellent timing because just days before I had suddenly and inexplicably been struck by how simple, yet distinctive, I thought a particular logo had become – particularly the red line – and I wondered whether or not
With the brand new outdoor Target Field located in downtown Minneapolis, the buzz is palpable, and there is certainly more foot and other forms of traffic, especially on the end of town closest to where the Minnesota Twins now play their home games. Given that increased traffic I suppose I shouldn’t be surprised that some businesses
Snapping a photo with a great trademark story is hard for me to resist. Thankfully my family is growing more and more patient with my brand-related photographic diversions and even they were amused with what we found on the way home from a camping trip this weekend.
Until the tree shown in the above photo hit its
They say that the best defense is a good offense. It appears that General Mills has adopted this strategy in a recent trademark dispute over the term LOADED in connection with instant potatoes.
Just yesterday, the Minneapolis St. Paul Business Journal reported the filing of a federal district court lawsuit by General Mills against Idahoan Foods, in which
–Dan Kelly, Attorney
Here is a brand baiting gem spotted yesterday at a website called Daily Checkout:
Unremarkable? A deal, you say? Well, the following disclaimer appears twice in the sidebar adjacent to this deal:
And here is another feature pulled from the sidebar:
Greeaat . . . an MP3 player that won’t work
This is the epitome of a famous non-verbal logo and trademark that truly can stand alone (we have discussed others too):
Hat tip to John Welch over at the TTABlog who did a very nice write up on this interesting decision: Apple, Inc. v. Echospin, LLC.
Basically, the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) of