Overview: Cannabis marketers often employ pot parodies to promote their products, but in what instances are these ploys trademark infringement? When Starbucks took on Starbuds in Manhattan, could likelihood of confusion consumer surveys have been...
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Trademark Protections for Influencers? TTAB Says No
Overview: The Trademark Trial and Appeal Board affirms the United States Patent and Trademark Office’s refusal to register a trademark for an influencer’s website. Could consumer surveys have influenced this decision? No Room for a...
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Fruit Snack Throw Down
Overview: General Mills challenged claims made by competitor Promotion in Motion in a fruit snack throwdown. Which fruit gets the boot? Fruit Snack Attack General Mills, Inc. is the producer and manufacturer of the...
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Trademarks and Halloween Costumes
Overview: When designing and manufacturing Halloween costumes, are some brands dressing up trademarks to the point of infringement? The Big Business of Dressing Up Spirit Halloween, the largest Halloween-only store in the world, makes over...
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DraftKings and MLB: Will Publicity Rights Reign Supreme?
Overview: The Major League Baseball Players Association files a right of publicity suit alleging that the DraftKings online gambling platform is unjustly profiting from players’ images. DraftKings vs Sports Legends DraftKings and bet365 are online...
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