Liberty Tax Services recently filed suit against AMC Networks and Sony Pictures, claiming that the disreputable “Sweet Liberty Tax ...

Fellow Scottish whiskey (or more correctly, whisky) buffs will appreciate the recent registration of SCOTCH WHISKY by the Scotch Whisky ...

Official tribal insignias of federally or state-recognized American Indian and Alaska Native tribes can now be included in the USPTO...

The recent COVID-19 relief bill included a number of changes to trademark law. The Trademark Modernization Act has now been signed into...

A logo should be visually pleasing but it should also communicate more than just a brand name. Here are a few examples of some designs ...

The Scotch Whisky Association recently filed an opposition to the mark BURNS NIGHT filed by an Atlanta distiller of American malt ...

Rolex has recently filed suit against laCalifornienne for allegedly dealing in fake watches. LaCalifornienne has been adding non-Rolex ...

Canadian Parliament is considering whether building owners can control the reproduction of a famous building's likeness. Author James...

More and more of my clients have been receiving trademark scam letters purporting to be from the United States Patent and Trademark...

Proctor & Gamble has recently filed two trademark applications for "WTF" and "FML" - two colorful acronyms containing the word "F*CK". ...

Walmart was recently ordered to pay Variety Stores after a jury found that the company infringed Variety's registered trademark BACKYARD....

Cancellation of a trademark registration does not extinguish common law trademark rights. If the owner continues to use the mark after...

In July 2016, Amazon submitted an application to trademark the blue rings that encircle the top of their Echo product.  This type of...

"Threatening" a potential infringer for acts performed in the UK will now be governed by a new Intellectual Property Unjustified Threats...

In 2005, an Australian woman named Annabelle Young wanted to start a tea company. In order to protect her IP she decided to trademark the...

Rob Ford, the Toronto mayor of recent notoriety, is employing Ford' famous oval shaped logo on t-shirts that support his cause.  The Ford...

Everyone has heard of the legendary grudge between the Hatfield and McCoy families during the mid to late 1800's. While the family feud...

The New York City Council has introduced a bill that would punish BUYERS of counterfeit goods. If convicted the purchaser could face a...

Craigslist's application to trademark the international peace symbol was recently rejected. The Trademark Trials and Appeal Board held...

Be cautious when using the trademarks of others... even when you are simply advertising a product or promoting something as mundane as...