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 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...

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’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,...