Will Wella Whoop Willa? A TM Battle Between Skin Care Makers
Two colleagues sent me messages while I was out of the office last week about the September 28, 2011 New York Times.com article discussing the WILLA v WELLA trademark dispute. …
Apple Denied! TTAB Upholds Refusal to Register MULTI-TOUCH
Apple is known for innovation. Above on the left is Apple's revolutionary touch-screen device. Above on the right is a portion of the patent for this device. Apple's…
LIKE Controversy? Facebook TMs lots of LIKE marks
Facebook is known to be pretty aggressive (some would say a bully), when it comes to its intellectual property rights. I am sure Facebook keeps multiple intellectual property lawyers, legal…
Burning Man’s Burning Marks
Had my blog been functioning properly, you would have seen a post on August 31 announcing my Burning Hiatus (as well as two others on 08/28 & 08/30). While I…
Nike 3, Jesuits 0
Yesterday, John Welch -- known worldwide for his witty wisdom on The TTABLog® -- wrote about the TTAB's August 9 precedential opinion in an Opposition filed against the mark JUST…
Geekview IP Week in Review
Wouldn't you sue if your late husband was the one who put Flint, Michigan on the map (of rap that is)? I began the first week in August with…
Geek in Trouble — Best Buy Believes Geeks will Get it in Trademark Infringement Dispute with Newegg
Being that my brand is BrandGeek®, when I saw the Wall Street Journal headline, "Now That Everyone Wants to Be a Geek, Lawyers Have Been Called," I thought trouble surely…
One Tough Cookie Picks a Trademark Infringement Fight; Will Gail Dosik or the Food Network be the First to Crumble?
Chew on this . . . Gail Dosik, a baker in Greenwich Village, New York, owner of the One Tough Cookie bakery and trademark ONE TOUGH COOKIE for cakes is…
SOLAR . . . or So Not?!? SOLAR is a Popular Mark; do any of These Uses Violate the FTC Green Guides?
When I think of "Solar" I think of photovoltaic solar panels, like those shown above (and yes, I always picture them glistening in the sun like that!). Apparently, Google does…
Disney Withdraws its Trademark Registration Applications for SEAL TEAM 6
On May 18, I wrote about Disney's applications to federally register the trademark SEAL TEAM 6 for (a) “clothing, footwear and headwear;” (b) “toys, games and playthings; gymnastic and sporting articles,…