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When looking at different brand names or logos, it is common to see some type of trademark symbol right next to it. Those trademark symbols are either the circled R (®), a superscript TM, or a superscript SM. What you use and how you use it matters. If you have...
Taylor Swift is at it again. Earlier this year, Swift filed a number of trademark applications that had the internet in a frenzy asking questions wondering how she can “trademark” terms that were in her song lyrics. Does that mean nobody else can use them? No. As I...
Last week, Pepperidge Farm, Inc., owner of the famous Milano® cookies brand, filed a complaint against Trader Joe’s for trademark infringement. What’s interesting about this case is that the infringement did not come from using a similar name, but rather a...
Last week, Adidas filed a complaint in the United States District Court for the District of Oregon alleging that Skechers copied one of its most popular shoe designs. Adidas also alleges that Skechers did so purposefully. The Adidas shoe is called the “Stan...
With the start of the NFL season upon us, it’s a good time to take a look at some of the more recent football related patents and patent applications that have been issued or published. Wilson Sporting Goods Co. has applied for a patent on an American style...
Let me preface this post by saying that I do not have firsthand knowledge behind the reasoning of the following, and it is simply my opinion. Please take that for what it's worth. For those of you that don’t know, James Harden, an MVP caliber player for the Houston...
One of the most exciting times for any business owner is perfecting the logo that will be representing the company. The logo is an essential part of your brand and proper steps should be taken to protect all of the hard work that went into creating it. Logos are...
Michael Jordan recently claimed a significant victory in a different kind of...
With football season quickly approaching, we see football teams starting to...
This week, Etsy, a popular marketplace, released its first Transparency...
Rarely do you see two opposing teams in Major League Baseball working...
Both the NHL and NBA wrapped up their seasons last week with an exciting...
With the Golden State Warriors defeating the Houston Rockets last night, the...
