Las Vegas Trademark Attorney

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Covers a wide variety of trademark issues, especially in Las Vegas and the 9th Circuit.

Author: Blogger Ryan Gile describes himself as a trademark lawyer in Las Vegas.

Blawg Related Categories: Intellectual Property Law • Trademark Law • 9th Circuit Court • States • Nevada

Recent Posts from Las Vegas Trademark Attorney

Two more high profile trademark infringement lawsuits end with confidential settlements
McDonald’s reached a confidential settlement with the Lion's Tap – an Eden Prarie, Minnesota restaurant which claimed trademark rights to the mark WHO’S YOUR PATTY in connection with restaurant services (registration application applied for on…
Weekly Wrapup of Nevada District Court Trademark Lawsuits
It was a busy week for trademark related lawsuit filings in the U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada (and not a single one of them filed by me).Price Products, LLC v. Juvenile Solutions,…
Nevada District Court dismisses some of Texas Domainer’s counterclaims against World Market Center
In a case that pits the World Market Center against Texas’ most notorious domainer, Texas International Property Associates (“TIPA”), the Nevada District Court granted World Market Center Motion to Dismiss (with leave to amend) several…
Local Las Vegas companies in a trademark feud over “Appliance Doctor”
The Las Vegas Sun ran a story today (link here) about a dispute between two appliance repair businesses in the Las Vegas valley using the name “Appliance Doctor” to identify their businesses. Samuel and Mary…
Nevada District Court rules that “The Rat Pack” is Generic in connection with “Rat Pack” tribute shows
I previously posted (link here) about the trademark infringement lawsuit brought by TRP Entertainment, LLC (“TRP”) – the production company behind the “Rat Pack” tribute show “The Rat Pack is Back” playing at the Plaza…
Potential Buyer of “Crazy Horse Too” Strip Club Wants “Crazy Horse 3” To Change Its Name
How many times has a client wanted to buy a strip club that was seized by the federal government as part of a racketeering and tax evasion investigation into the club’s owner -- Rick Rizzolo,…
Fish & Richardson Files Foreclosure Action to Let the World Know “Who’s Your Daddy”
Fish & Richardson, the powerhouse intellectual property law firm, filed an action in federal district court against Who's Your Daddy, Inc. (“WYD”) in order to foreclose on security interests the firm obtained on several trademark…
Blogging Hiatus
As regular readers have probably noticed, I have not been posting as frequently or as substantively lately. Pre-trial work on top of all of the usual ongoing client matters that arise on a daily basis…
Federal Circuit Clarifies Trademark Fraud
In what will certainly be the most talked about court decision of 2009 for trademark practitioners, the Federal Circuit reversed the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board’s decision in Bose Corp. v. Hexawave, Inc., 88 USPQ2d…
Another example of what happens when you don’t consult a trademark attorney
I stumbled across five interesting intent-to-use trademark applications today for the following marks: KING OF POP NEVERLAND BILLIE JEAN MOONWALK THE JACKSON THREE Each of the applications, filed in July, recite 13 different classes of…