During the hustle and bustle of the holiday season, you may not have heard of the significant ruling a U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit came out with regarding trademarks. Back in 2011, an Asian-American rock band, led by Simon Shiao Tam, began attempting...

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...