Company upset with the owner of EntrepreneurIntelligence.com. Entrepreneur Media, the company behind the popular print magazine and Entrepreneur.com, has sued yet another entrepreneur for alleged trademark infringement. The target is Karla Sandoval, ... Continue Reading27 Comments
Booking.com goes to court to try to get trademarks
· Policy & LawBooking.generic. Travel site Booking.com has run into a wall trying to get trademarks related to its namesake, and it's going to court to overturn U.S. Patent and Trademark office decisions. The USPTO argues that Booking.com is merely descriptive of ... Continue Reading5 Comments
Vox Populi wants trademark for .Sucks
· Policy & LawControversial new top level domain name registry wants to trademark ".sucks". Vox Populi, the domain name registry for .Sucks, has applied for the trademark ".Sucks" with the U.S. Patent and Trademark office. The goods and services for the mark are ... Continue Reading4 Comments
Scripps files trademark applications for new top level domains
· Policy & LawTrademarking Living and Lifestyle. Scripps Networks Interactive, through its top level domain name company Lifestyle Domain Holdings, has filed for U.S. trademarks matching a number of the top level domain names it will run. The company filed ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
The challenges of descriptive trademarks
· Policy & LawTwo lawsuits show that descriptive brands have a downside. I came across a couple recently filed trademark lawsuits that emphasize the challenge of building a brand around a descriptive term. The first was filed by Texas company Peanut Labs, Inc., ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Trademark King still wants to TM famous marks and brands
· Policy & LawCompany submits specimens for many of its dubious trademark applications. The company that spent about $50,000 trying to trademark what are mostly famous brands, trademarks and common phrases is still pushing on after receiving initial refusals from ... Continue Reading4 Comments
New TLD company Architelos sued after threatening IP Law Firm
· ServicesArchitelos sent cease and desist letter to intellectual property law firm, with a predictable result. What happens when you send a cease & desist letter alleging trademark infringement to an intellectual property law firm? You get sued. That's what ... Continue Reading7 Comments
Company wants to trademark the term “Domain Auction”
· Policy & LawNew domain listings site wants a trademark on descriptive term. From the merely descriptive file... A Florida company has filed two trademark applications with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for "Domain Auction" and "Domains Auction". The ... Continue Reading21 Comments
Latest top level domain related trademarks: .xyz, Uniregistry, and more
· UncategorizedThese companies have filed trademark application for slogans related to top level domain names. Domain name registries are lining up all sorts of catchy slogans for their businesses. Here are some recent applications with the U.S. Patent and Trademark ... Continue Reading3 Comments
How common words like Pizza, Money, and Shopping ended up in the Trademark Clearinghouse for new TLDs
· Policy & LawThe Trademark Clearinghouse for new TLDs is giving some people first dibs on domains like realestate.guru and pizza.restaurant. The .info domain name got seriously gamed when it had its trademark sunrise period in 2001. There was no ... Continue Reading27 Comments