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Trademarks

May 15

Can a rock band prevent a brewery from selling beer by a confusingly similar name?

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Guns N’ Roses was initially founded in 1984 by Tracii Guns and Axl Rose when they combined the names of their respective bands, “LA Guns” and “Hollywood Rose,” to form “Guns N’ Roses.” Since its inception, the metal band has achieved national and international renown as one of the greatest, and most commercially and critically successful, bands of all time. In particular, the band has sold millions of records, received billions of views of its music videos on YouTube, and experienced sold-out tours. As one example, the band’s debut album, Appetite for Destruction, is the best-selling debut album of all…

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Jul 19

Amazon News

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Amazon is back at it again and this time they seem to have their sights set on Blue Apron. Amazon has filed an intent to use trademark application for prepared food kits with the phrase “We do the prep. You be the chef.” Earlier this year, the online giant purchased Whole Foods for $13.7 billion but their involvement in this space dates back to 2013 with Amazon Fresh grocery delivery. The company also trademarked the phrase “Some eat to live. We live to eat” on their Wickedly Prime snack foods released earlier this year. #Trademarks #OmniLegalGroup #Intellectualpropertylaw
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Jul 06

What You Need To Know About Trademarks For Your Business

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Highly acclaimed musicians Beyoncé and Jay-Z have recently filed trademark applications in the names of their newborn twins, Rumi and Sir Carter. Both applications were filed on June 26, 2017, around the same time as when the entire family returned home from the hospital. As we reported after the birth of their first child, they took the same precautions for the name of their eldest daughter, Blue Ivy. This month we discuss the importance of registering one’s intellectual property interest in a name by filing for trademark registration. The following is some important information business owners should know about trademark…
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May 11

DID YOU KNOW?

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During the 16th century a Dutch shipmaker used heat to concentrate wine to make it easier to transport, his idea was to reconstitute it with water when he arrived at his destination. What he ultimately discovered, was that the heated wine tasted very good. The concentrated wine was called burnt wine or brandewijn in Dutch. Today, Brandy is enjoyed around the world.
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Oct 06

Trademarks: USC v. USC… USC wins

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By refusing to hear the University of South Carolina’s appeal, the Supreme Court ended a 13-year-old dispute over interlocking letters “SC”. Prior to this appeal, the Federal Circuit held the University of Southern California and not South Carolina is the proprietor of intellectual property rights in the mark. Their ruling stands. Trademark law protects identifiers of origin. Put more simply, the reason you know shoes bearing the “swoosh” emblem are Nikes and not something else is because of trademark law. Nike has registered the “swoosh” with the United States Patent and Trademark Office limiting other company’s ability to fool buyers…
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