by Madan Law | Jul 29, 2021 | Intellectual Property, Madan Law, Trademarks, Uncategorized, USPTO
We’ve all worn them growing up – before they became “uncool.” The initial surge of the Crocs shoe started in the early 2000s but they left the forefront almost as quickly as they entered. There were literally blog sites dedicated to hating...
by Madan Law | Jul 14, 2021 | Branding, Copyright, Intellectual Property, Madan Law, Trademarks, USPTO
We recently wrote about fashion company, Chanel, and their loss in a trademark battle with Chinese technology giant, Huawei Technologies, over the similarity of their logos featuring the iconic linking C’s. Now among the forefront against Huawei Technologies is...
by Madan Law | Jun 10, 2021 | Branding, Copyright, Intellectual Property, Madan Law, Patent, Trademarks, USPTO
Last week Tesla filed an intent-to-use trademark application with the United States Patent and Trademark Office in the restaurant category. Specifically, it is for “Restaurant services, pop-up restaurant services, self-service restaurant services, [and] take-out...
by Madan Law | Apr 23, 2021 | Branding, Copyright, Intellectual Property, Madan Law, Trademarks, USPTO
Chanel has unsurprisingly lost a trademark dispute with Huawei Technologies, a Chinese technology titan. The EU court held that while the marks “share some similarities” the “visual differences are significant.” The dispute arose in 2017 when...
by Madan Law | Mar 23, 2021 | Branding, Copyright, Intellectual Property, Madan Law, Trademarks, USPTO
KICK PUSH with a splash of tartness on one guy’s hopes to sell a non-fungible token! Stevie Nicks has reportedly blocked TikToker Nathan “Doggface” Apodaca, from using one of Fleetwood Mac’s iconic hit songs, “Dreams” in the viral video clip of him now being...
by Madan Law | Feb 26, 2021 | Copyright, Intellectual Property, Madan Law, Trademarks, USPTO
Congress recently passed the Copyright Alliance in Small Claims Enforcement Act (CASE Act), a potential big win for emerging and independent artists. It comes in the controversial 2.3 trillion dollar COVID-19 stimulus package. The CASE Act proposes to institute a more...