by Vrudhi Raimugia | Nov 12, 2021 | Trademark, Trademark Law, Unfair Competition
Domain name registrants and trademark holders are increasingly using the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (“UDRP”) complaint, administered by the World Intellectual Property Organization (“WIPO”), to enjoin another domain name that is (a) confusingly...
by Ethan Barr | Nov 21, 2020 | All, Entertainment Law, Trademark, Trademark Law, Unfair Competition
MillerCoors, LLC v. Anheuser-Busch Cos., LLC, 385 F. Supp. 3d 730, 739 (W.D. Wis. 2019). While many people treat television commercials as a bathroom break or an opportunity to glance at their phones, one weekend in February diverges this practice from the norm. The...
by Casey Patchunka | Mar 26, 2017 | Sports Law, Trademark Law, Unfair Competition
Hall-of-Famer, Michael Jordan is known by most in the United States, but now he is making headlines in the highest populated country in the world. [1] Jordan sought rights to his name in Chinese characters in a trademark case that made its way to China’s highest...
by Tasha Pulvermacher | Oct 16, 2016 | Art Law, Copyright, Entertainment Law, Fashion Law, Labor and Employment, Policy, Sports Law, Trade Secrets, Trademark Law, Unfair Competition
“Google” is now a verb. Everyday people say, “I’ll just Google that” or “don’t ask me … look it up on Google!” Over 3.5 billion searches are conducted a day on Google, and each search connects users to hundreds if not millions of hyperlinks that act as gateways to...
by Palak Sharma | Oct 16, 2016 | Copyright, Entertainment Law, Unfair Competition
While copyright infringement in the music industry is not novel news, it is unusual when an artist is sued for crafting his new music based on inspiration from his former hits. Such is the case with hip-hop artist, Chris Brown, in a copyright lawsuit filed by music...
by jburns | Mar 24, 2016 | Trademark Law, Unfair Competition
In re Booking.com and Website Domains. The Trademark Trial and Appeals Board (TTAB) recently decided that a trademark on ‘booking.com’ should not be extended because it was merely descriptive, and therefore generic.[1] While the TTAB arrived at this conclusion for...
