Overview: A case pitting shoe company Vans against an artists’ collective shows how the Supreme Court’s recent Jack Daniels decision, regarding First Amendment and parody, will be used in deciding trademark disputes. Shoe Showdown In...
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Window Displays, Tangle Trademark Infringement
Overview: Tangle, INC brought a copyright and trade dress action against fashion chain Aritzia in Southern California, alleging that sculptures used in window displays and marketing campaigns copy artist Richard Zawitz Tangle, INC, sculpture designs....
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Zkittlez and Skittles: Bittersweet IP Dispute Between Cannabis and Candy
Overview Cannabis candy ‘Zkittlez” reaches settlement with Skittles candy over a trademark dispute. Where cannabis marketers frequently employ pot parodies to promote popular snacks and treats to their audiences, how are senior marks protected under...
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Inside European Confectioner Trademark Infringement: Battle Bunnies
Competition among European confectioners is the focus of the 1964 Roald Dahl book Charlie and The Chocolate Factory and its two movie adaptations. The plot is built around the reclusive Willy Wonka, who planted golden...
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Trademark Infringement: Pfizer vs Moderna
Big trademark infringement cases can emerge from tiny matter, as we see in claims filed by pharmaceutical company Moderna against Pfizer and BioNtech, makers of a competing COVID-19 vaccine. Moderna and Pfizer, among many other...
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