– Brent Carlson-Lee, President, Open Door Foods
If you’re anything like me, you occasionally muse about being a celebrity.
If I were a movie star, I’d gladly sign autographs – even while at a restaurant with my family.
If I were the author of the hottest business book on the New York Times Best
At long last, here is a pdf link to the decision, and here is the Second Circuit Court of Appeals summary in a nutshell:
“We conclude that the District Court’s holding that a single color can never serve as a trademark in the fashion industry, Christian Louboutin S.A. v. Yves Saint Laurent Am., Inc., 778
– Aaron Keller, Managing Principal, Capsule
Whether it’s a natural tendency to write the underdog story or just a desire to see big get crushed by little, we tend to favor the small over the large. The economics of change have provided plenty of stories for us and plenty of small heroes to back.
For
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
–Catlan McCurdy, Attorney
Over at DuetsBlog, we have been anxiously awaiting the Second Circuit’s decision in Christian Louboutin v. Yves Saint Laurent. It was predicted that a decision would be made by early Spring
Last month William Lozito, over at Name Wire: The Product Naming Blog, reported on Twitter’s new bird logo, and the multitude of don’ts associated with the launch of it.
Having so many don’ts seems a bit contrary to Twitter’s prior rather lax or laissez-faire approach to
– Jonathan Applebaum, Winthrop & Weinstine, P.A.
While major league baseball players are not known for their creative celebrations, Washington Nationals’ rookie phenom Bryce Harper deserves praise for his legal resourcefulness after dismissing a celebration-related question from a Toronto reporter following the Nationals 4-2 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays on June 12, 2012.
Little did I know when I was writing What’s in an Orange-Colored Home Improvement Business Name? — that two days later, orange-color marks would be asserted in a trademark infringement lawsuit filed in Minnesota federal district court over competing building construction services: Cedar Valley Exteriors, Inc. v. JNS Builders LLC. A copy of the
How many think of Home Depot when the generic and industry category words “Home Improvement” appear in the color orange? I do, that’s why I snapped this photo of signage on a local strip mall the other day.
Apparently, there used to be a business in Champlin, Minnesota called “Wholesale Home Improvement Center” — nice
–Catlan McCurdy, Attorney
Everyone who has children, or has been around them knows that even at a very young age, kids develop favorites. Usually it’s a favorite stuffed animal, a favorite outfit, or a favorite food. In my case, it was a favorite superstition, where I believed that by wearing black and white striped knee