I ♡ Trademarks NewsletterIssue #407
Bri Van Til | October 22, 2024
On the Sport of the Moment
Formula One driver Max Verstappen has filed a trademark application for his catchphrase, SIMPLY LOVELY.
Chelsea’s trademark application for LONDON’S TRUE CLUB is kind of a sick burn for the other six London Premier League teams (not to mention the other 11 teams that play in the city). Also, I was today years old when I learned how many of the soccer teams that I only know of from Ted Lasso are also in London. In my head, they were, like, from other cities? Weird.
Spurs Rookie-of-the-Year Victor Wembanyama is suing a former colleague for allegedly filing a trademark for his nickname, WEMBY.
Vintage Brand argues that its use of Penn State’s logo is merely ornamental and does not create a likelihood of confusion.
The USPTO is hosting this student-athlete NIL event in San Francisco next month.
Updates
Despite the Supreme Court ruling on the Bad Spaniels case, it’s still ongoing because of the remanded portions. Read all about the dilution case it’s turning into.
An internal blog post from Automattic shows that the company has been considering fighting WP Engine for quite a while. Looks like they were planning to build a Word Pressure campaign.
Apparently Bacardi isn’t violating Cubaexport’s trademarks for HAVANA CLUB because the US has a trade embargo with Cuba.
Belly’s the Point
It turns out that there’s often a lot of backlash when a company tries to trademark the name of a common dish. This case is PHO sure no exception.
Grocery store Iceland is going to court in the EU (again) in its never-ending trademark fight against the Icelandic government.
I’m sure we’ve all been a little confused when someone has talked about throwing food on the barbie. This trademark opposition shows Mattel is having none of it.
Professional Concerns
Blackgarden Law—which is an interesting combination of Black Sabbath and Soundgarden— has a rockin’ opening for an associate attorney.
If you Nintendo apply for this IP lawyer position, and you better get on it!
I think you’re well-armed to get this job as a trademark paralegal at T-Rex Law.
Have an open role on your team? Send a link to your job listing to [email protected], and we’ll publish it in our next newsletter.
Odds and Ends
Don’t miss this week’s webinar about Chinese trademarks, similarities and dissimilarities between them and US marks, and key factors you need to know when filing in the country.
ManagingIP is accepting nominations for its in-house awards, so nominate your colleagues or clients today!
2ONE Labs alleges their competitor lied about its first use date to obtain a mark it wasn’t entitled to.
This German case about a real estate listing using a photograph that includes wallpaper featuring a print of a photograph leads to some interesting questions about copyright protection.
A case that started with a UDRP complaint ended up with the owner needing to transfer the lambo.com domain to Lamborghini and presumably being out the $10,000 he’d spent for the domain. For more about asserting and protecting your domain rights, make sure to join us for this webinar.