After three years of litigation, Marvel is finally off the hook in a copyright suit involving the Iron Man franchise.
Occasionally we get questions about whether a patent owner may add an inventor to their patent who did not actually contribute to the invention.
In a case that’s certain to harsh some mellows, Mondelez Canada Inc. (“MCI”), maker of Sour Patch Kids, has filed a trademark-infringement suit in California against the maker of “Stoney Patch” gummies, a cannabis-infused version of the popular sweet-and-sour candy.
The answer, as with most legal questions, is: it depends. There is no rule that smells, as a category, cannot serve as a trademark.
T-Swift’s newest kitty, Benjamin Button, is on his way to trademark protection.
Beginning August 3rd, foreign entities who want to file a U.S. trademark application will need a U.S.-licensed attorney to do it. The USPTO decided to implement this policy in response to a surge in applications from unrepresented foreign applicants, particularly those in China...
The Supreme Court followed up its decision that permitted disparaging trademarks such as “Redskins” to be registered by upholding this week that “immoral or scandalous” trademarks also should be registerable.
Last month, blockchain service provider ConsenSys announced its partnership with LVHM and Microsoft to launch the AURA platform. For those unfamiliar with LVHM, you are probably familiar with one or more of its luxury brands, which include Louis Vuitton and Parfums Christian..
Years ago, my father obtained two trademark registrations for two different companies that first used the marks in the 1800’s. I wonder if when the marks were selected, they knew that the marks would last, but also that they would grow in iconic value.
IBM doesn’t seem to be the type of company that produces products for agriculture, but that’s no longer the case. Recently, the computer giant introduced the Watson Decision Platform for Agriculture to help farmers make better decisions. The platform combines data and artificial..