There are at least two kinds of buzz converging at the moment (perhaps three), especially for fashion forward and fit oriented trademark types here in Minneapolis.
On the one hand, with the holidays upon us it’s hard to avoid the barrage of billboard ads in the Minneapolis skyway promoting the first brick and mortar entry
Since May of 2013, a legal battle has been brewing between two fashion industry giants: Victoria’s Secret and Thomas Pink (owned by Louis Vuitton). Below are pictures of storefronts for the two companies:
Thomas Pink began as a U.K. company and is known for its menswear, primarily shirts, ties, and other dress clothes. Thomas Pink
German-based Puma S.E. brought a trademark infringement lawsuit — based on the similarity of the cat logos — against Minnesota-based Arctic Cat, in the Northern District of Illinois at the end of last year (copy of complaint is here).
As we have written about before, sometimes the substance and merits of a
As my name came from the famous “Breakfast at Tiffany’s” where Audrey Hepburn made the little black dress famous, it is no surprise that I am a BCBG Max Azria fan. The famous designer was recently dealt a blow by a Pennsylvania court.
BCBG, taken from the French phrase “Bon Chic, Bon Genre” (slang
When accused of trademark infringement by popular designer Fendi, Burlington Coat Factory attempted to defend the lawsuit by raising the affirmative defense of “naked licensing.” Do not let the thought provoking name fool you. The doctrine has nothing to do with disrobing. Instead, the doctrine is designed to prevent confusion by consumers as to the source of
–Sharon Armstrong, Attorney
At the risk of giving the readers of this blog the wrong impression about my tastes in entertainment, I have to mention the MTV show Jersey Shore. In just a few months, this reality television series about a group of proud New Jerseyans (or Jersyeites?) living at a beach house in
–Sharon Armstrong, Attorney
A few weeks ago, the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals issued its decision in The University of South Carolina v. the University of Southern California in South Carolina’s appeal from the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (“TTAB”). The Federal Circuit affirmed the TTAB’s finding that consumers are likely to be confused by
Jacket maker Weatherproof Garment Company took advantage of a GQ-style photo of the President standing in front of the picturesque Great Wall of China.
The White House was not pleased.
Smack in the middle of Times Square in New York – one of the busiest and most-watched intersections on Earth – stood a larger-than-life billboard
Reverse confusion trademark infringement claims are sometimes reminiscent of the well-known biblical story of David versus Goliath. This doctrine basically protects smaller, lesser known, trademark owners whose trademarks are infringed upon by large multi-national companies with gigantic advertising budgets. You may want to check out a few prior posts on DuetsBlog relating to Lion’s Tap
