Can a gang become a brand? This is a question asked in the new Netflix show, Trigger Warning, produced by and starring Michael Render, AKA Killer Mike, one half of the Grammy-nominated rap group Run the Jewels.
Killer Mike of Run the Jewels performing at Pitchfork Chicago on
– Mark Prus, Principal, NameFlash
In a recent article in The New York Times, John Williams discussed the evolution of our language through the “vowel dropping” trend.
He mentions the use of vowel dropping in naming tech companies, as tech companies like Tumblr and Flickr dropped vowels “…both for distinctiveness and because the altered
Wow, what a start to 2019! We already have a Supreme Court case to look forward to, some great guest posts here and here, and plenty to build on from 2018. Our first trade show of the year is also in the books – this time in Louisville, Kentucky for the Archery
–James Mahoney, Razor’s Edge Communications
I try to focus my commentary on good creative work. Otherwise, I’d be posting multiple times a day because there’s so much mediocre or outright poor work.
But today, I can’t resist
Moen’s running full-page ads for its new Flo product. On a field of irregularly scattered, different-size circles filled
Earlier this year I posted about a trademark dispute regarding the use of the term “Square Donuts” for square-shaped donuts. The case involved proceedings both in federal court and at the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB), between the Square Donuts cafe in Indiana (which claimed decades of prior use and a trademark
When we are not walking the trademark walk (or posting the trademark posts) we are talking the trademark talk. Dear readers, I would like to invite you to join me and my esteemed colleague Patrick Gallagher, member of the Cozen O’Connor firm’s Trademark & Copyright Group, for a live online talk through the often
— Jessica Gutierrez Alm, Attorney
The Boy Scouts of America (BSA)’s decision last year to end its boys-only policy was met with mixed reactions. Some lauded it as a progressive victory. Others, including former Girl Scouts, viewed it as a thinly-veiled corporate strategy and a loss for girls. As part of an early adopter
–James Mahoney, Razor’s Edge Communications
It was festival time in Italy when I passed this food truck at an Abruzzo village’s celebration. I understand a little Italian (and speak even less), so what initially caught my eye was the crowd and the fun-loving couple serving up the goodies.
I knew that “Amici delle” on the
An NFL team and an NBA team are duking it out over trademarks with the word “UPRISING” to be used with eSports.
What is eSports you may ask? It is professional competitive video gaming. Anyone with a teenager has probably heard of Fortnite. Fortnite is a world-wide phenomenon. Over three nights during TwitchCon (which is a Fortnite competition), Fortnite averaged around 65,000 viewers per day across Twitch, YouTube and Facebook. However, there are also numerous other video games such as Hearthstone, Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege, Star Craft II and Overwatch, among others. Indeed, Overwatch is related to the trademark dispute involving the owner of the New England Patriots.
The dispute involves the marks BOSTON UPRISING and NORTH UPRISING. Specifically, last month, the billionaire owner of the New England Patriots Robert Kraft’s company, Kraft Group, filed a Notice of Opposition against an application filed by the NBA’s Toronto Raptors for the mark NORTH UPRISING (stylized) in connection with clothing and other merchandise that is to be used with video games. The Kraft Group alleges that the stylized mark in the application is similar in stylization and font of its applied for stylized mark for BOSTON UPRISING.Continue Reading The New England Patriots Are Ready To Battle Off The Field
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