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A California federal court recently refused to dismiss a social media influencer from a trademark infringement lawsuit, setting a precedent for similar lawsuits in the future. Bloomberg and Josh Gerben discusse the advantage of this tactic.
Every milestone in the public unveiling of the new Cleveland Guardians rebrand has been baffling. World Trademark Review breaks it down with Josh Gerben, discussing the various elements of the trademark filings associated with the team’s rebrand.
With the success of Beyond Meat, more and more companies add “Beyond” to their product names. Josh Gerben offers insight on what this means for trademark applications.
University of Connecticut Basketball Player, Paige Bueckers, has filed a trademark application for “Paige Buckets” nickname. Josh Gerben talks about how the trademark will benefit the UConn star and how other NCAA Athletes should follow her lead.
The Cleveland Indians announced their new team name will be the Cleveland Guardians, which happens to currently be the name of a local roller derby team. Josh Gerben offers Yahoo! Sports insight on how the duplicative name situation might be resolved.
Adidas and Reebok are suing hundreds of businesses and individuals for allegedly selling counterfeit products, which infringes on their trademark rights. Trademark attorney Eric Perrott offers Bloomberg a potential reason for the multiple defendant lawsuit.
The USPTO is being inundated with trademark applications, most of which are from companies based in China. Trademark attorney Josh Gerben offers insight on the volume of trademarks filed and why it is so high.
NFL’s Washington Football Team’s trademark application for “Washington Football Team” was recently refused for being geographically descriptive and a similar registration. Josh Gerben shares insight on the non-final refusal of the trademark application with Bloomberg.
Pepsico, Inc. has filed a new trademark application to register the Rockstar name for alcoholic beverages. Bloomberg spoke with Josh Gerben regarding the application.
Starbucks has filed a new trademark application for the right to use its name for a stadium or training facilities. CNBC references Josh Gerben in article about Starbucks’ latest trademark application.
Following the passing of Kobe Bryant, the Bryant estate has been filing trademark applications indicating his family intends to create a brand surrounding Kobe and his daughter Gianna’s legacy. Recently, Vanessa Bryant announced the launch of a Mambacita clothing line, with proceeds going to the Mamba and Mambacita Foundation. Josh Gerben spoke with CNBC about the trademark applications the Bryant estate has filed since Kobe Bryant’s passing.
After a months long trademark dispute, The Ohio State University and Marc Jacobs have come to agreement in which both parties can use the “THE” trademark. The USPTO must first approve the agreement before the dispute is officially settled. Bleacher Report wrote an article about the case using Josh Gerben’s tweets detailing the history of the case.
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