Region: North America

“Amazon is trademark law”: America’s favourite company has changed the entire trademark system

A new academic paper argues that Amazon has upended the US trademark system with little public recognition, and that questions about trademark law in the modern age need answering.

20 July 2024

Ford, GM, Stellantis: where two of the auto 'big three' are showing new US enforcement focuses

Litigation data analysis reveals which of the biggest US car makers have increased domestic enforcement activity in the past two years – and to what success.

19 July 2024

Monster Energy fails to cancel golden PREDATOR mark for beverages

The TTAB has denied Monster Energy Company’s petition for cancellation of a golden PREDATOR mark and instead granted a summary judgment in connection with the claim the owner did not have a bona fide intent to use.

18 July 2024

ARCHITECT does not identify professional architect, TTAB reversal states

The TTAB has issued a precedential opinion, reversing a refusal to register KORN FERRY ARCHITECT on the ground that “ARCHITECT” was merely descriptive of the applicant’s HR services.

17 July 2024

Legal Updates you may have missed: fashion and luxury courtroom defeats

The third instalment in our series highlighting Legal Updates you may have missed asks what we can learn from recent trademark defeats for Kurt Geiger, Hermès, Timberland and Vans.

16 July 2024

Nike sues shoe-making kit sellers; Bangkok counterfeit Botox ring; FTC franchisor warning – news digest

In our latest round-up, we look at Panama Customs seizing around $83,000 worth of fake adidas and Louis Vuitton products, Elon Musk failing to dismiss X Social Media's infringement suit, and much more.

16 July 2024

USPTO first action pendency falls, but wider issues persist, say attorneys

The office’s success in decreasing first action pendency to under eight months is welcomed, but there is still some way to go, expert warns.

15 July 2024

HOLLYWOOD COFFEE CO likely to be confused with HOLLYWOOD CAFÉ

The TTAB decision to affirm the likelihood of confusion refusal of HOLLYWOOD COFFEE CO for retail services highlights the importance of following the rules for entering third-party registrations into the record and shows that “something more” is not required to show relatedness between two types of service.