High Court Refuses to Give Kit-Kat a Break
Nestle’s long battle to have the shape of their Kit-Kat bars receive trademark protection in the European Union has once again hit an obstacle. Previously, the advocate general of the…
Preventing Copying or Preventing Competition? : An Analysis of Kind LLC v. Clif Bar & Company
It is the classic story. The young and exciting new competitor enters the market, attempting to shake things up and change the game, and when their efforts prove successful,…
A Mark for All Languages: The Doctrine of Foreign Equivalents in Trademark Law
What do Ugg boots, Chupa Chups lollipops, and the Tang Soo Karate School in Dickson City, Pennsylvania have in common? Probably not much, except that each has faced a lawsuit…
Courts Should Swipe Left on the Online Dating Patent
Trends have shown that Americans are turning to the internet to pursue new dating prospects, with online dating rates at an all-time high. However, a recently settled lawsuit against an…
Celebrity Rights and Retail Appropriation
In the age of Instagram, Tumblr and other social networking sites models like Cara Delevingne are the perfect representation of a new age where models have learned how to brand…
ICANN’s gTLD Expansion: Internet Innovation, Hijinks, and IP Headaches
Last month registration opened for web addresses using the new generic top-level domain (gTLD) .nyc, and more than 50,000 domain names have been registered, making it the most prolific city-based…
Is Close Enough Good Enough?: “Comic Con” vs. “Comic-Con”
Today comic conventions are large, multi-day events that fans buy tickets a year in advance for. The comic conventions of 2014 have come a long way from the one-day event,…
What Does Termination of the “Redskins” Trademarks Mean for Washington’s Football Team?
The name was never a label. It was, and continues to be, a badge of honor. – Daniel Snyder Merrit Meets the Enemy. Victory over our Frontier Foes. Thirty-Seven Redskins…
A ®ose By Any Other Name
A successful trademark can provide more than just brand recognition or notoriety. In fact, Forbes reports that the 10 most valuable trademarks have a collective worth of over $300 billion.…