Gene Simmons Wants To Trademark Hand Gesture

Gene Simmons Wants To Trademark Hand Gesture

On June 9, 2017, KISS bassist and co-lead singer, Gene Simmons, filed a trademark application for a familiar hand gesture he uses on stage.   According to the trademark application, the mark depicts a hand gesture “with the index and small fingers extended upward...
COVFEFE Trademark Anyone?

COVFEFE Trademark Anyone?

COVFEFE Trademark Applications When President Donald Trump sends out a Tweet, you’re never quite sure what to expect. On May 30th, he sent out the following tweet and the world had a field day trying to figure out what he meant by the word “covfefe.” As is often the...
Beyonce’s Blue Ivy Carter Trademark Opposed

Beyonce’s Blue Ivy Carter Trademark Opposed

Veronica Morales d/b/a Blue Ivy (“Blue Ivy”) has filed a trademark opposition against Beyonce Knowles’ company BGK Trademark Holdings, LLC (“BGK”) for the mark BLUE IVY CARTER on the grounds that: it is likely to confuse consumers;BGK had no bona fide intent to use...
Is Google Trademark Generic?

Is Google Trademark Generic?

Is Google’s Trademark Generic? “Google it.”  It’s probably a phrase you hear or say multiple times a day, but does it also put Google at risk of losing its trademark because it has become too generic? David Elliott certainly thought so when he filed,...
MADD about Madd Mule Brewery

MADD about Madd Mule Brewery

Mothers Against Drunk Driving (“MADD”) has filed an opposition to a trademark application for the mark MADD MULE BREWERY as it believes it will be damaged by the registration.   MADD believes that registration of the mark would lead to likelihood of confusion,...