558 ABA Journal Trademark Law articles.
A new bimonthly magazine has been launched by the ABA Section of Intellectual Property.
Entitled Landslide,it features articles written by IP lawyers, for IP lawyers, the section reports in an…
Sep 23, 2008 10:22 PM CDT
The Electronic Frontier Foundation and Public Citizen have filed an opposing amicus brief in federal trademark litigation brought by Jones Day over a website’s postings about home purchases by two…
Sep 19, 2008 9:46 PM CDT
What do Yoberry, Yogiberry, Peachberry and Monkee’s Teriyaki, among others, all have in common?
Allegedly, they are copycat frozen yogurt shops seeking to take something of a free ride on…
Sep 12, 2008 7:58 PM CDT
Jones Day has sued a website that highlights lawyers—even posting their photos and linking to firm biographies—and other professionals who buy and sell their homes in Chicago, Las Vegas, St.…
Sep 11, 2008 5:08 PM CDT
With the departure of two San Francisco Bay area attorneys for other law firms, the total number of partners who have left Heller Ehrman this year now reportedly tallies at…
Sep 3, 2008 7:33 PM CDT
Sprinkles has sued over its candy dot.
The three-year-old Beverly Hills bakery, a favorite of Oprah Winfrey and Paris Hilton, says a six-month-old West Hollywood competitor, Famous Cupcakes, has stolen…
Aug 22, 2008 3:25 PM CDT
A ruling by a federal appeals court clears the way for a plaintiff to pursue a malpractice suit against Duane Morris in state court.
The New Orleans-based 5th U.S. Circuit…
Aug 1, 2008 6:12 PM CDT
The U.S. Olympic Committee has pursued 1,000 violations of its trademark since the last Olympics, prompting some awkward-sounding substitutes.
The committee has the exclusive right to use the word under…
Aug 1, 2008 1:58 PM CDT
A billy goat curse may be extending beyond the Chicago Cubs. It’s also apparently afflicting the owner of a California tavern who says he’ll change his establishment’s name to avoid…
Aug 1, 2008 1:31 PM CDT
There is Scrabulous news today for some 500,000 aficionados of the popular computerized word game that was played on the Internet by some 450,000 Facebook users each day.
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Hit by the threat of lawsuits, companies that provide costumed characters for kids’ birthday parties are changing their ways.
“Big red tickle monster” is replacing Elmo and “explorer girl with…
Jul 22, 2008 3:52 PM CDT
Admittedly not thinking about the consequences, a computing services manager for the University of Texas reportedly says he was the practical jokester who posted a fake Oklahoman article online under…
Jul 17, 2008 5:09 PM CDT
A federal judge in New York has ruled against Tiffany in its suit claiming eBay failed to prevent sales of counterfeit jewelry.
“What a difference 3,600 miles can make,”
Cosmopolitan is a well-known women’s magazine. But is its brand strong enough to ban a developer from using the Cosmopolitan name for a new $3.9 billion Las Vegas Strip mega-resort?
…Jul 2, 2008 10:56 PM CDT
Who said it’s not easy being green? According to the Dechert law firm, applications for trademarks using the word green more than doubled to over 2,400 between 2006 and 2007.
…Jul 1, 2008 1:15 PM CDT
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