TV’s ‘Swamp People’ Trademarks

January 10, 2012

Have you ever watched the television show, ‘Swamp People’? In the U.S., it’s broadcast on The History Channel. If you haven’t seen it, the series follows a group of hunters during alligator hunting season in America’s biggest swamp, Louisiana’s Atchafalaya. Troy Landry is one of the people featured on the show who happens to be [...]

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Trademarks and Airport Names: Vaclav Havel Prague International Airport Trademark Filed

January 9, 2012

Letiště Praha, a. s., the company that runs Prague’s international airport has registered Vaclav Havel Prague International Airport as a trademark in the Czech Republic. The trademark registration uses the English spelling of the former Czech president’s name, rather than the correct Czech spelling of “Václav.” Here’s the record from our own Corsearch® Advantage™: Public efforts [...]

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Update: ‘Frozen Dead Guy Days’ Trademark

January 4, 2012

There’s good news regarding one of our favorite trademark stories of 2011. Thanks to the original New York Times story, we wrote last June that the town of Nederland, CO, had put the trademark for its annual winter festival — Frozen Dead Guy Days — up for sale. In an update in the NY Times, [...]

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Domain Name Update

January 2, 2012

By Eric Fingerhut, Guest Blogger The domain name system has been making news again. As you may have read or heard, the Internet governing body, ICANN, will start taking applications for new branded (.NIKE) and generic (.SHOES) top level domains (TLDs) on January 12, 2012. This is less than two weeks away! ICANN’s actions have [...]

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Upcoming Corsearch Training Schedule

December 28, 2011

Gain practical skills and expand your working knowledge of the Corsearch® Advantage™ platform by participating in our live 60-minute webinars. Call 1.800.824.2045 or send us an email to let us know which complimentary session(s) you’d like to attend. We also can schedule training to meet your particular time constraints. If you’re not a Corsearch customer and [...]

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Happy Holidays from Trademarks + Brands!

December 23, 2011

We’d like to thank all of you T+B readers who visited our site throughout this very busy year in trademarks. Warm holiday wishes to you and yours!

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Rolex Brings Trademark Suit Against NY Deli

December 23, 2011

In the Fort Greene section of Brooklyn, NY, you can go into a business called the Rolex Deli and order a hot pastrami sandwich. There don’t appear to be any high-end watches on the menu, but Swiss watchmaking manufacturer, Rolex, has filed a trademark infringement suit in Manhattan federal court against the deli. Rolex’s lawsuit [...]

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The Brave Ones: Baseball Team and Film in Trademark Dispute

December 22, 2011

The Walt Disney Company and Pixar Animation Studios’ upcoming movie, called ‘Brave’, is scheduled to open in the US in June of 2012. The baseball team, the Atlanta Braves, happens to own a number of trademarks for “Braves” and they’ve filed an objection to some of the trademark applications filed by Pixar related to the [...]

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The Platters’ Trademark Fight: Is There a Pretend ‘Great Pretender’?

December 21, 2011

Who has the right to use the name “The Platters”? The R&B singing group, well known for their 1950s hits like “The Great Pretender” and “Only You” may be in the midst of an identity crisis. Herb Reed Enterprises, owner of the trademark for “Herb Reed and The Platters” filed suit in U.S. District Court [...]

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Hot Yoga v. Bikram Yoga: Copyright or Trademark Issue?

December 16, 2011

Bikram Choudhury, the creator of Bikram Yoga, known for its 26 postures and sweltering 105° F studios, has filed suit against three yoga studios for copyright infringement, trademark infringement and trademark dilution. All three companies, Yoga to the People, Evolation Yoga and Yen Yoga, provide so-called “hot” yoga classes. You can take a look at [...]

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