A US court has given Gucci permission to sue an apparel retailer over the sale of counterfeit products, it has been reported.
According to Reuters, US District Judge Shira Scheindlin in Manhattan said the Italian luxury goods company is entitled to pursue claims of trademark infringement.
Guess Inc is accused of copying four Gucci designs, …
A trademark dispute between sports artist Daniel Moore and the University of Alabama is set to reach the federal appeals court, it has been reported.
According to the Insurance Journal, the school originally filed an infringement suit in 2005, alleging that Mr. Moore had violated its intellectual property rights by painting its football players …
The use of trademarks as domain names may constitute infringement, it has been claimed.
According to Lawdit, the World Intellectual Property Organization’s (WIPO) Uniform Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP) offers protection to trademark owners in this area.
The UDRP gives them the legal right to seek the transfer of a domain that is identical …
Global pop icon Lady Gaga has launched a trademark infringement lawsuit against a jewelry company.
The Grammy Award winner – real name Stefani Germanotta – is suing Excite Worldwide, LLC in New York, after the company allegedly tried to profit from her brand.
According to the lawsuit, the company applied without her permission to …
The domain name SuperMario.com has finally come home to Nintendo.
The Japanese gaming giant has purchased the .com domain name for its most famous creation, 30 years after Mario’s first appearance.
Up until recently, website visitors were able to play free Mario games online at SuperMario.com, which was owned by an unnamed third party.
But …
A T-shirt seller is being sued for trademark infringement for alleged misuse of “The Terrible Towel” mark.
Sports broadcaster Myron Cope invented the towel, a yellow-and-black cloth often waved by Pittsburgh Steelers fans, in the 1970s.
He gave the trademark to the Allegheny Valley School, which caters to young disabled students, in 1996, but the football club …
A three-year trademark infringement battle has ended with a federal jury ruling against the restaurant chain Firehouse Subs, it has been reported.
In a unanimous decision, the jury decided in favor of the Myrtle Beach, S.C., business Calli Baker’s Firehouse Bar & Grill, which had also been claiming rights to the ‘firehouse’ mark.
The panel ruled that …
A Texas energy firm stands accused of registering two domain names for the express purpose of cybersquatting.
According to the Dallas Business Journal, two lawsuits have been filed against Christopher Faulkner, chief executive of Breitling Oil and Gas Corp.
Dallas-based Fusion Energy LLC has taken exception to the registration of the domain names …
A nonprofit organization has filed a trademark infringement suit against outdoor clothing manufacturer Eddie Bauer.
First Descents, which was set up in 2001 to introduce young cancer patients to kayaking, has taken exception to Bauer’s new brand names First Ascent and First Descent.
The charity believes the two names are too similar to its own brand and …
A trademark dispute has broken out between two rival fashion houses over the sale of red-soled shoes.
Christian Louboutin SA had asked the federal courts to offer protection to its products after Yves Saint Laurent launched similar footwear with colored soles.
The former secured a trademark for red-soled shoes in 2008 with the U.S. Patent and Trademark …