567 ABA Journal Trademark Law articles.
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
The cross symbol will continue to be used by a health-products company and a charity under a settlement reached yesterday.
Johnson & Johnson had sued the American…
Jun 18, 2008 2:13 PM CDT
Concerned that sensitive documents might be delivered to the wrong legal counsel, a corporate client in a hard-fought federal case reportedly contracted with the hotel at which its own attorney…
Jun 9, 2008 8:46 PM CDT
Lots of horse-racing fans would love to see favorite Big Brown come in first at the Belmont Stakes in New York on Saturday for a rare Triple Crown win.
But…
Jun 6, 2008 3:34 PM CDT
The U.S. Supreme Court has refused to hear a lawsuit that contends credit card companies aid copyright infringement by providing services to websites that use pirated materials.
The suit was…
Jun 2, 2008 4:32 PM CDT
A 26-year-old British fan of the BBC’s classic Doctor Who television show is facing a potential intellectual property claim over the knitting patterns she invented and distributed over the Internet…
May 14, 2008 5:14 PM CDT
Web classified company Craigslist has filed a countersuit against eBay that claims the auction company interfered with its business operations and infringed its trademark after acquiring a minority stake in…
May 14, 2008 1:30 PM CDT
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