by Madan Law | Feb 19, 2021 | Branding, Intellectual Property, Madan Law, USPTO
Prepare for loss of power! LG Chem (LG), the top battery supplier for the highly anticipated Ford EV F-150 electric pickup trucks and Volkswagen VW ID.4 EV has filed federal lawsuits against competitor SK Innovation (SKI) alleging theft of trade secrets (Not sure...
by Madan Law | Feb 12, 2021 | Branding, Intellectual Property, Madan Law, Trademarks, USPTO
Creators of popular app game, “Angry Birds,” filed a Notice of Opposition to a Korean chicken restaurant’s trademark application for their brand, “Angry Chicken” based in Colorado. You might be thinking that a restaurant and a mobile game app are not related in the...
by Madan Law | Feb 9, 2021 | Copyright, Intellectual Property, Madan Law
The Great Gatsby has entered the public domain! The beloved novel, The Great Gatsby, written by Fitzgerald was published in 1925. The novel has been read by millions of readers over the years. Blake Hazard, the great-granddaughter of Fitzgerald, speaks about the...
by Madan Law | Feb 5, 2021 | Branding, Intellectual Property, Madan Law, Trademarks
Watch out Swifties! Utah theme park, Evermore Park, is the latest to strike against Taylor Swift in their recent lawsuit over claims of trademark infringement for Swift’s latest studio album titled, Evermore. Evermore Park, located just south of Salt Lake City, Utah...
by Madan Law | Jan 29, 2021 | Intellectual Property, Madan Law, Trademarks, USPTO
Image from Getty Images The recently passed Trademark Modernization Act (TMA) will allow for new avenues in which interested third-party trademark applicants can participate in application and registration reviews done by the United State Patent and Trademark Office...
by Madan Law | Nov 25, 2020 | Branding, Copyright, Intellectual Property, Madan Law, Trademarks
Are you one of the many gamers that are patiently awaiting the Cyberpunk 2077 release? We know we’re ready for it! CD Projekt has announced the game will allow for players to toggle off the game’s library of almost 150 songs spanning diverse genres, in a bid to...
by Madan Law | Nov 19, 2020 | Branding, Intellectual Property, Madan Law, Trademarks
Amazon is suing two influencers and over a dozen third-party sellers located in both the U.S. and China for advertising, promoting, and facilitating the sale of counterfeit luxury goods of accessories from Louis Vuitton, Chanel, Versace, Gucci, and Dior among other...
by Madan Law | Aug 24, 2020 | Branding, Copyright, Intellectual Property, Madan Law, Patent, Trademarks, USPTO
Apple is taking the use of a fruit logo SERIOUSLY. On March 25, 2020, Apple filed a Notice of Opposition against the applicant Super Healthy Kids, Inc.’s mark, a stylized bold outline of a pear (App. Ser. No. 87/315,348) for a meal planner app in Trademark Class 042...
by Madan Law | Jul 31, 2020 | Branding, Intellectual Property, Madan Law, Trademarks
Image by NeOnBRAND (unsplash.com) Social media service Instagram filed an opposition to Market Organization Inc.’s “Instagem” trademark. In Instagram’s opposition, they claimed that the name “Instagem” is too similar and would confuse consumers, leading consumers to...
by Madan Law | Jul 24, 2020 | SBSO
It’s #SmallBusinessShoutOut Time! This week we are featuring Nova Vita Couture, a boutique that sells unique and stylish baby apparel for amazing prices! Nova Vita Couture was started by two sisters, Anita and Natasha who believe that quality and affordable fashion...
