Trademark

Starbucks vs. Exit 6 Brewery

On December 9th, 2013, Exit 6 brewery outside of St. Louis, Missouri received a cease and desist letter from one…

12 years ago

Duckhorn Vs. Duck Commander

Duckhorn Vineyards is suing Trinchero Family Estates over trademark infringement of their wine brand. Trinchero Family Estates recently paired up…

12 years ago

Bentley Wins Trademark Infringement Lawsuit against St. Petersburg, FL Car Kit Owner

Who doesn’t want to drive a luxury Bentley automobile? A car good enough to drive around the Queen of England,…

12 years ago

Trademark Fun – McDonald’s v. McDowell’s

Trademarks can be so confusing. Is it ok to use the same trademark as someone else? A detailed analysis must…

12 years ago

Traps to Avoid When Negotiating Royalties

Royalties are a wonderful way for inventors to collect payment for the use of their inventions. Any time a song…

12 years ago

Is it Scramble or Scrabble?

Smartphone word games popularity has exploded but is it because of their similarity to already existing word board games? The…

12 years ago

Patents, Trademarks, and Copyrights – What’s the Difference?

Many people tend to confuse the types of intellectual property protections that are available to them. In short, a patent…

12 years ago

Google’s Heart Shaped Trademark

It is truly amazing how much our world has changed over the last thirty years. With cell phones and computers…

12 years ago

The NFL and Trademarks

I have been receiving a multitude of questions lately about use of NFL logos.  I do give these folks a…

12 years ago

Trouble for Washington Redskins Trademark

If there is one reason to file for trademark protection, a reason that probably plays at least some roll in…

12 years ago