Food Fight: Burger Edition
Beloved burger chain In-N-Out Burger, home of not-so-secret menu items and “animal style” fries, has sued burger competitor Smashburger, claiming that Smashburger’s new “Triple Double”…
[Acapulco] Gold* Rush for California Cannabis Trademarks January 1, 2018
[Note: A previous version of this article ran on Wendel Rosen’s cannabis industry blog at http://www.calcannabislawblog.com on June 8, 2017.] In June 2017, the California…
IP Basics: The Purpose of Copyright [ © ] and Trademark [ TM ] Symbols
[This post is part 3 of a 3 part IP Basics Series] In a recent series of IP Basics: Copyrights, Trademarks and Trade Secrets, Oh My!…
Trademark Newsflash: Supreme Court Strikes Down Disparagement Clause
Since 1946, when the Lanham Act was enacted, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has denied registration of any trademark that “[c]onsists of ……
Virgin America is Dead, Long Live Virgin America’s Marks
[Note: The last paragraph of this post was revised slightly on 4/13/2017, including adding the footnote.] A lot happened in 2016. The first thing that comes…
When States of Mind Collide: USPTO Rejects MARIJUANAVILLE as Confusingly Similar to MARGARITAVILLE
Could you write a legal opinion about Jimmy Buffett, Margaritaville and Marijaunaville without displaying any trace of a sense of humor? The United States Patent and…
The Battle of the Kylies Over the “Kylie” Trademark
In one corner, you have the 19-year-old breakout star of the Kardashian/Jenner clan, Kylie Jenner, who is making a name for herself with her cosmetics and…
