561 ABA Journal Trademark Law articles.
The last time patent litigator Bert Ehrlich experienced a downturn in the economy, his law firm missed the boat. Not this time.
Ehrlich, a partner at the intellectual property boutique…
Apr 28, 2009 5:31 PM CDT
An apartment building in Los Angeles has been sued for trademark infringement for offering a “Brando Loft” for rent.
The suit names the companies owning the Broadcast Center Apartments, the…
Apr 20, 2009 5:15 PM CDT
It was just a stupid prank, apparently, rather than a video of actual food preparation. But a clip obviously intended to provoke an “Oh, gross!” response reportedly did just that…
Apr 18, 2009 12:59 AM CDT
The controversial California woman who gave birth to octuplets earlier this year has decided to embrace the moniker with which she is often identified in supermarket tabloids and celebrity gossip…
Apr 15, 2009 9:49 PM CDT
A major Wall Street investment bank has apparently retained a well-known New York City-based law firm in an effort to curtail a blogger’s critical posts.
But blogger Mike Morgan says…
Apr 10, 2009 6:25 PM CDT
A New Jersey lawyer, who by day practices entertainment law and by night plays guitar and tours the country with one of his two rock bands, has helped win a…
Apr 9, 2009 4:13 PM CDT
Wisconsin is seeking trademark protection for its new slogan, “Live like you mean it,” but some critics are vowing a fight.
The phrase has been used by motivational speakers, authors,…
Mar 17, 2009 2:11 PM CDT
Punxsutawney Phil may be Jeff Lundy’s most high-profile client.
The Pennsylvania lawyer is a board member of the Punxsutawney Groundhog Club and the defender of the groundhog’s trademark, obtained in…
Jan 30, 2009 4:32 PM CST
A federal appeals court has ruled that Taco Bell—and not its ad agency—is responsible for paying $42 million in damages and interest to two cartoonists who claimed the fast-food giant…
Jan 27, 2009 3:42 PM CST
Jones Day has won numerous accolades for client service and litigation prowess, but one of its latest lawsuits has some scratching their heads. After a website that highlights expensive real…
Dec 2, 2008 3:20 AM CST
Lawyers for Taco Bell have filed an answer to an infringement lawsuit by 50 Cent that claims he is using the litigation “to burnish his gangsta rapper persona.”
The lawyers…
Nov 21, 2008 4:34 PM CST
A San Francisco law firm called Global Law is suing Google because search results for its name linked to a different firm.
The suit filed in federal court claims a…
Nov 19, 2008 1:57 PM CST
A controversial federal trademark infringement suit by the Jones Day law firm against an Internet news site that publicizes home purchases by individual attorneys has survived a motion to dismiss.
…Nov 14, 2008 6:36 PM CST
The studio 20th Century Fox has sent a cease-and-desist letter to a low-budget competitor that is releasing a movie with a similar name and release date to Fox’s own remake…
Nov 12, 2008 6:51 PM CST
Developing: A federal jury in San Francisco today awarded $7.1 million in compensatory damages to a group of retired National Football League players, finding that the NFL Players Association didn’t…
Nov 11, 2008 12:39 AM CST
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