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The Philadelphia Phillies have recently notified a federal court that it has has reached an undisclosed settlement with the original creators of their mascot, the Phanatic. The Athletic and Gerben Perrott founder, Josh Gerben discuss what the undisclosed terms of settlement could mean for the future of the original Phanatic.
Nike’s recent trademark applications indicate that it wants to sell its goods virtually. On November 2, 2021, The Wall Street Journal published an article discussing these filings. The Wall Street Journal discusses what the applications could mean for the apparel giant with Josh Gerben.
On November 2, 2021, CNBC published an article which looks at the recent trademark applications filed by Nike, Inc. These applications indicate that the company is looking to protect some of its most well-known marks, such as the Swoosh and the Jumpman logo in the virtual space. Gerben Perrott founder, Josh Gerben and CNBC discuss the potential legal reasoning for the sports apparel company to file these seven federal trademark applications.
The nomination of Kathi Vidal as Director of the USPTO is being seen as an opportunity to bring balance to the organization. Vidal, who has worked on both sides of IP disputes, was selected by President Joe Biden. Bloomberg Law spoke with Gerben IP partner Eric Perrott on how the nomination can help the USPTO deal with the rise in fraudulent foreign filings, which are threatening the integrity of the United States’s Trademark Registry.
ESPN spoke with Gerben Perrott founder Josh Gerben about how the University of Oklahoma could still use the “Play Like a Champion Today” phrase even though a group led by Rick Mirer and Lou Holtz now owns the trademark registration and is licensing it to the University of Notre Dame.
The University of Kentucky opposed the Commonwealth of Kentucky’s trademark application for ‘Team Kentucky.’ Associated Press and Josh Gerben discuss the trademark opposition.
The University of Kentucky opposed the Commonwealth of Kentucky’s trademark application for ‘Team Kentucky.’ Josh Gerben discusses the opposition with USA Today.
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.
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