USPTO May Not Deny Trademark Registration Even if Mark is “Scandalous” or “Immoral”
In Iancu v. Brunetti, June 24, 2019, the U.S. Supreme Court dealt with a clothing manufacturer, who under the guise of seeking to thwart...
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Domain Name Cornucopia of Riches: A $30 Million Voice
MicroStrategy, an analytics and software services company headquartered in Fairfax County, Virginia, recently announced the sale of one...
Who’s Tom Terrific? Trademark Controversy Pitches Football a Strike against Baseball
The latest high profile trademark controversy involves two iconic sports figures – Hall of Fame baseball pitcher Tom Seaver and New...
Icing on the Cake: Use of Iconic/”Famous” Boy Scouts Eagle Rank Design Mark
Iconic/”Famous” brands and trademarks/trade names are valuable Intellectual Property. Organizations holding such as marks registered with...
Big Mac Attack(ed): McDonald’s Loses on “Bullying” Claim
Even iconic brands and trademarks/trade names are subject to continuous scrutiny as well as litigation. Slathering a mark with “special...
What's the Beef with Wendy's in Europe?
Some fast food for thought: there are virtually no “Wendy’s” fast food retail restaurants in Europe. Why? Well, it's the result of many...
Girl Scouts Sue Boy Scouts: Mark Your Turf
Girl Scouts of America Sue Boy Scouts of America Over Alleged Trademark Infringement Seven Deadly Sins aka Seven Infringement Charges...
Girl Scouts Sue Boy Scouts: Market Confusion?
Girl Scouts of America Sue Boy Scouts of America Over Alleged Trademark Infringement Seven Deadly Sins & Background Chapter #2 Following...
Girl Scouts Sue Boy Scouts: 7 Deadly Sins?
Girl Scouts of America Sue Boy Scouts of America Over Alleged Trademark Infringement: Seven Deadly Sins a.k.a. Seven Infringement Charges...
Negating Neutered Net Neutrality?
FCC Landmark Decision Being Aggressively Challenged. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) rollback of its rules on “Net...
GPS Microchip Issues: Going Against the Grain?
Several high tech companies have designed Global Positioning System (GPS) tracking microchips the size of a grain of rice that can be...
Sinclair/Tribune Merger Implosion
While mergers and acquisitions in various business sectors continue apace, the proposed merger of Sinclair Broadcast Group and Tribune...
Mark Your Spot in the IP World
The value of logos, trademarks, service marks, and copyrights is virtually incalculable and your Intellectual Property represents the...
Cybersecurity vs. Clear & Ever-Present Danger
Rush to the “Cloud” may well bring on stormy weather and loss or fatal compromise and exposure of critical, sensitive information to...
Neutered Net Neutrality?
FCC Landmark Decision Subject to Being Overhauled and Overturned By John Pellegrin, December 2017 The Federal Communications Commission...