We’ve been stalking Kevin O’Leary’s nutty Mr. Wonderful trademark application, for a while now.
In April, we thought the USPTO would refuse registration of Mr. Wonderful for nuts, based on this:
In June, we were shocked to see the USPTO missed issuing the obvious refusal, and in August, we noted and reported
This is quite a collection of art pieces, inspired by some pretty recognizable candy bar brands:
The fine print reads: “Each handmade . . . sculpture is a real working whistle!” Parodies, anyone?
Here’s a question, does the functionality of these pieces make them any less expressive as art, any more likely to be
Welcome to another edition of trademark stories that are inspired by billboard advertisements:
This one was captured for obvious reasons, if you’re familiar with our interest in brandverbing:
Another Creative Brand Protection event is in the books, thanks to our incredible panel of experts:
Yeah, we usually mean this Apple, when we spill digital ink, not today, instead the edible varieties:
Hat tip to Erik Pelton who tweeted about the federal registration of LUDACRISP for fresh apples.
We know something about non-ludicrous trademark protection for apples > First Kiss and Rave.
They are newly minted brands
In April, news broke that two iconic alcohol brands were joining forces to create a remarkable new beer: Jim Beam Budweiser Copper Lager. Fruit of the joint labor is now available for consumption:
The unique combination doesn’t appear destined to fall flat, as in the early days since launch, it seems to be
Taking our discussion about Coke Zero a little further than Monday’s discussion, is it any wonder that “zero” stands for nothing, none, nada, when it comes to calories, given icons like this one:
In other words, it doesn’t and it can’t hold trademark significance for calorie-free, no-calorie, or zero-calorie food products and beverages,
PepsiCo recently made waves with its purchase of SodaStream, but the company is now making news in the food business. This time the news is all about Pepsi’s Frito-Lay division, and its mischief making Chester Cheetah and his crunchy, cheesy, Cheetos brand. Pepsi recently sent a cease and desist letter to World Peas, a
We’ve been writing about the COKE ZERO trademark for nearly a decade now, noting in 2014:
“[I]t will be worth watching to see whether the [TTAB] finds that ‘ZERO’ primarily means Coke or just a soft drink having ‘no calories, you know, a drink about nothing . . . .’”
Turns out, in May
— Jessica Gutierrez Alm, Attorney
Trademark enforcement, particularly in an age of social media and internet shaming, is tricky business. Some brands (I’m looking at you, Louis Vuitton) seem to have enough market share to ignore the social backlash from their heavy-handed demand letters. But companies that lack that kind of brand power