You may recall that DuetsBlog informed you in May of 2016 (here) that Beyoncé filed suit in New York federal court against a company and its owners who were using the mark Feyoncé on apparel and other products, such as mugs. She has now dismissed the lawsuit—likely based on a settlement (although the
Golden Knights Trademark Dispute Finally Resolved
Another update on my long-running series of posts following the NHL’s newest hockey team, the Las Vegas Golden Knights, and their embattled trademark applications for VEGAS GOLDEN KNIGHTS that were filed nearly two years ago.
Most recently I posted about a challenge to the trademark applications by the U.S. Army, who opposed registration of the
Update: PayPal v. Pandora Settlement
Last year I posted about the trademark infringement complaint by PayPal against Pandora, based on Pandora’s rebranded “P” logo that was introduced in October 2016. See a comparison below of PayPal’s blue “PP” design mark (left) with Pandora’s blue “P” design mark (right).
Last November, the parties reached a written settlement agreement and stipulated to
Kerrygold Update: A Buttery Settlement
A few months ago I posted about a trademark infringement lawsuit filed by Ornua, seller of Kerrygold® Pure Irish Butter, against Defendants Old World Creamery and Eurogold USA, who briefly sold Irish butter under the mark Irishgold. The court granted Ornua’s motion for a temporary restraining order (TRO), concluding that Ornua had a reasonable likelihood
How to Scare the Pants Off Your Attorney: Get better service, another attorney or be pleasantly surprised
– James E. Lukaszewski, ABC, Fellow IABC, APR, Fellow PRSA, PRSA BEPS Emeritus
If you are an attorney, work with or have attorneys in litigation, here’s an interesting, relevant, recent story you can relate to. This is also a story about leadership.
A couple months ago, I was asked by a local religious organization
Minnesota’s Legislative Answer to “Trademark Bullying”?
Minnesota State Representative Joyce Peppin, is convinced that “trademark bullying” is a problem and that it requires a brand new law in Minnesota to properly deal with it.
Representative Peppin apparently is a law student at William Mitchell College of Law, and she has teamed up with other students and William
Willa-n-Wella, Living-n-Harmony Now
The New York Times has been following a trademark battle between Christy Prunier’s body and beauty care start-up business apparently geared toward preteen and teenage girls (Willagirl LLC) and industry giant Procter & Gamble, owner of the well-known, if not famous, more than century old WELLA hair care brand, with U.S. trademark rights dating back
Ringy Dingy: A Handy PR Tool for Trademark Lawyers
Years ago I recall hearing a veteran trademark lawyer warn intellectual property continuing legal education attendees, "When your toolbox only has a hammer in it, everything in your world starts to look like a nail."
Fair enough. It’s time for all of us to revisit the contents of our professional toolbox.
Last week, following the firestorm of criticism surrounding Best Buy’s cease and desist
Gatorade-Powerade False Advertising Case Resolved, For Now
You may recall the Gatorade v. Powerade false advertising lawsuit filed by a Pepsico entity (Stokely-Van Camp, Inc.) against rival The Coca-Cola Company back in April, discussed here (with a copy of the complaint).
You also may recall how G scored an F in the courtroom, back in August, losing a hotly contested motion for
Lion’s Tap Reaches “Mutually Beneficial” Settlement with McDonalds
A couple of hours ago Kare 11 News in Minneapolis reported "Lions Tap wins settlement with McDonalds."
Absolutely no details about the settlement were provided, so it’s hard to understand how Kare 11 is able to pronounce this as a "win" for Lion’s Tap over McDonalds, although it certainly plays into the seductive David and Goliath