Jan 12, 2023
Adidas and luxury fashion brand Thom Browne are engaged in a jury trial over Thom Browne’s use of a four-stripe design on apparel and footwear. Adidas is seeking nearly $8 million in damages alleging Thom Browne’s use of its four-stripe design infringes and dilutes...
Jan 12, 2023
The recent litigation over the iconic Indian trademark ‘Yezdi’ has brought legal issues related to ownership of a trademark by a company under liquidation to the limelight. ‘Yezdi’ bikes, manufactured by Ideal Jawa (India) Pvt. Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as “Ideal...
Jan 12, 2023
New York, New York—January 11, 2023—The International Trademark Association (INTA) has officially opened registration for the 2023 Annual Meeting Live+. The gathering will be the Association’s 145th Annual Meeting, featuring an in-person event at Singapore’s renowned...
Jan 5, 2023
A local Minneapolis startup company received a cease and desist letter from the J.M Smucker Company (Smucker’s) in December 2002, and the internet has erupted over this simple act. Even IP attorneys seem to have forgotten that trademark owners have an affirmative duty...
Jan 5, 2023
New York, New York—December 27, 2022—The International Trademark Association (INTA) filed an amicus brief in the United States Supreme Court in Abitron Austria GmbH v. Hetronic Int’l, Inc., No. 21-1043, urging the Court to adhere to its ruling in Steele v. Bulova...
Jan 5, 2023
Is your love for cats shackled by a fear of commitment? Dreams of adopting an eternal, one-of-a-kind cat have been fulfilled by Daper Lab Cryptokitties- a blockchain-based game, wherein all the cryptokittes are essentially NFTs(Non-Fungible Tokens). Gaming industry is...
