by fglick | Mar 8, 2014 | Commentary
Litigation and trademark registration decisions throughout the world are now struggling with an important question: should Nestlé be permitted to have a trademark in their Kit Kat candy bar shape? It seems that the answer varies by country. Recently, Nestlé has become...
by fglick | Oct 21, 2013 | Commentary
What at first appears to be a comical lawsuit may raise a credible point when it comes to trademark infringement analysis. This particular situation began with the famous Pharrell Williams (aka Pharrell) seeking to register the trademark, “I Am Other,” with the Patent...
by rogerlee | Mar 12, 2012 | Commentary, Legal/Tech News
Jeremy Lin’s battles have been well documented. He led his high school to a state title his senior year, and yet he received no athletic scholarship offers out of high school. After going undrafted from Harvard, Lin bounced around a few NBA teams before...
by sqi | Jan 25, 2012 | Commentary
Back in September last year, Facebook was sued by Timelines.com for allegedly infringing the latter’s trademark right over the word “Timeline” in introducing the Facebook Timeline feature. Timelines.com is a website that allows users to record and share events,...
by cjschlos | Nov 17, 2011 | Commentary, Legal/Tech News, Legislation/Regulations
In August, Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta – professionally known as Lady Gaga – looked toward the National Arbitration Forum (NAF) to obtain control of the domain name <ladygaga.org>. The domain name had been registered in June 2008 by “oranges arecool XD”,...
