Trademarks are fickle things. You only have them so long as people know and associate you (and only you) with that trademark. Whether or not you have a registration, your rights exist only exist if that trademark continues to distinguish you from everyone else. So, if you have found a potential infringer do you haveRead more about “Is a trademark lawsuit worth it?”[…]
The Twitter account @BPGlobalPR has more followers than the real BP Twitter account. Yes its fake and they use the BP name and logo. The tweets are both biting and funny, at least to people who don’t work at BP. But is it trademark infringement? If trademark law exists primarily prevent confusion in the marketplaceRead more about Trademarks and Oil Spills[…]
This is an interesting story especially because the amount of damages awarded are so high. The ISP was a host to a number of sites that were selling counterfeit fashion goods like Louis Vuitton handbags. The ISP had claimed an exemption under the DMCA, however the court correctly concluded that that only applied to copyrightRead more about ISP ordered to pay $32 million for contributing to trademark infringement[…]