Clothing and accessories retailer The Gap has filed a cybersquatting lawsuit against the owners of thegap.com.
The firm has held a trademark for ‘The Gap’ since 1972, however it only registered domain names for gap.com, gapkids.com, and babygap.com during the internet boom.
India-based The Gap Entertainment was quicker out the blocks to register thegap.com, …
An insurance firm has lost a lengthy trademark battle to associate the word ‘my’ with a number of industry terms.
According to Business Day, New Zealand-registered AMI Insurance wished to obtain a trademark for ‘my insurance’, ‘my home insurance’, ‘my house insurance’ and several other similar phrases.
The Intellectual Property Office originally approved the application …
The American Petroleum Institute (API) has accused two companies of selling engine oils bearing its trademark without authorization.
According to NACS Online, the organization has filed a federal lawsuit against two Michigan firms – Energy Resources LLC and Babylon Trading & Development.
The companies are accused of manufacturing and distributing engine oils bearing …
Organizations have the option of registering various different types of trademarks, according to their individual requirements.
According to the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), the possibilities for registrants are “almost limitless”.
Trademarks may be one or a combination of words, letters, and numerals, the organization explained.
“They may consist of drawings, symbols, three-dimensional signs such …
A reality TV pop group has been forced to change its name following a complaint over duplication.
X Factor UK contestants Rhythmix – who have safely negotiated the first live shows of the 2011 season – need a new moniker after it was revealed the trademark is already owned by a children’s music charity.
Not-for-profit …
Organizations can use the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP) to enforce their rights against third parties, it has been reported.
Writing for Lawdit.co.uk, Owen Ross explained that the UDRP sets the legal framework for resolving disputes between domain name holders and third parties over abusive registrations.
The Internet Corporation for Assigned …
Central Basin Municipal Water District has filed a federal lawsuit against the Water Replenishment District of Southern California (WRD) for cybersquatting and trademark infringement.
WRD has been charged with unlawfully using Central Basin website domain names to create fake Central Basin websites designed to confuse and mislead the public.
Domain names including centralbasin.net, central-basin.net …
Twitter has finally secured the trademark to the term ‘tweet’, it has been reported.
According to the Wall Street Journal, the micro-blogging service is set to gain control of the mark from the current holder Twittad.
The firm’s chief executive James Eliason told the news provider he would transfer the ‘tweet’ trademark to Twitter on …
Tony Chachere’s Creole Foods has filed a lawsuit in the US District Court for the Western District of Louisiana against a rival firm.
The company believes its trademarks are being infringed by Big Easy Foods, which formerly held the licence for certain Tony Chachere food products.
After the companies terminated their agreement, the two moved …
Two rival breweries are fighting over the right to resurrect Fort Pitt Beer, which was once the top-selling beer in Pittsburgh.
Jones Brewing Co. of Smithton, which has brewed the drink in the past, is vying with Duke Brewing over the right to the product branding.
While Jones has received federal and state approval for a label …