The popular UGG® branded sheepskin boots are at the heart of a dispute in the Northern District of Illinois. Deckers Outdoor Corp. (“Deckers”) owns 29 federal registrations for the trademark UGG in connection with numerous goods and services, including footwear, clothing, wallets, passport covers, plush toys and retail store services. The company also has four
Cat Calling Attention to Women’s Footwear?
When ideas from different realms converge in a single moment of time, a new blog post is born.
“Catcalling” — albeit a rebranded, reimagined, or redefined version of it — recently has been front and center in a political Twitter storm and remains a lightning rod in the non-stop news
Dog Toy Manufacturers Really Like Parodies
— Jessica Gutierrez Alm, Attorney
A dog toy display at a local pet store caught my attention recently.
I did a double take on seeing the familiar fonts, coloring, and packaging. Not long after, I happened to find these at a different pet store.
Once again, the familiar labels, coloring, and bottle designs caught my
Glade No. 1, 2, 3, 4, and… Chanel No. 5?
Recently, a friend and I were watching The Bachelor—I know, I should be ashamed. During one of the commercial breaks, a spot appeared on-screen showing a woman wearing an elegant dress walking through a hallway. She turns into a doorway, and blue, shimmering light projects onto her face, as if she was underwater. A
The Minnesota Miracle That Lasted a Moment?
Well, it was fun while it lasted. Some incredible moments last longer than others, and when the stars are all lined up, they can even translate into a movement. Yet, the blistering loss in Philly proved that our hope of being more than a host for Super Bowl LII, wasn’t meant to
Court Protects Louis Vuitton from Inability to Understand Obvious Joke
For the past several years, DuetsBlog has covered fashion house Louis Vuitton’s outlandish trademark “bullying” against law schools, dog toys, photographers, and movie studios. Most recently, we discussed the brand’s latest high-profile lawsuit against rival luxury canvas tote maker (sarcasm), My Other Bag, for trademark infringement and dilution.
To the casual observer, one
#SBLII: #HereWeGo?
We’ve come a long way from April 1, 2017, until now, with the steady drumbeat — and ads galore — in preparation for the upcoming Super Bowl LII in downtown Minneapolis:
As the NFL promotes use of the SBLII hashtag, it is preparing to do battle, or at least stand in the way, of
Does Erik Brunetti Have Ford’s Attention Yet?
Last Friday was a big day for Erik Brunetti. He won his appeal at the CAFC, opening the door to federal trademark registration of his four-letter-word “fuct” clothing and fashion brand name.
The same door swung wide open for all other vulgar, scandalous, and immoral designations used as trademarks,
When Names become Brand Names
And whatever the man called a living creature, that was its name.
Genesis 2:19
Naming things is a fundamentally personal, human act that sometimes – in a profession all about brand names – we take for granted. It’s easy to forget when we are clearing, registering, and protecting names, that at a basic level we
Kim Kardashian Secures Hometown Advantage
Kim Kardashian West’s (“Kardashian’s”) company Kimisaprincess, Inc. won its motion to transfer a pending case against the company from Illinois to California. Danish makeup artist Kirsten Kjaer Weis (“KKW”) sued Kimisaprincess in Illinois alleging claims of trademark infringement, false designation of origin and unfair competition against Kardashian’s company.
Kim Kardashian and her family are no