by Angela Langlotz | Jul 23, 2018 | Design Marks, Design Patents, Patents, Trademark Infringement, Trademarks |
Jilted dating app company Tinder is playing hardball with rival Bumble, which it tried unsuccessfully to earlier acquire, and has filed a lawsuit alleging that Bumble is infringing its patent, its trademarks, and stealing trade secrets. Hey, if you can’t woo ‘em, sue...
by Angela Langlotz | Jul 16, 2018 | Trademark Infringement, Trademark Usage, Trademarks |
Dating app company Tinder is showing no love to rival Bumble, and has filed a lawsuit alleging that Bumble is infringing it’s patent, it’s trademarks, and stealing trade secrets. That’s a whole lotta suing, and today I’ll talk about the trademark infringement issue....
by Angela Langlotz | Jul 9, 2018 | Design Marks, Trademark Registration, Trademark Usage, Trademarks |
I’ve mentioned before that just about anything distinctive that serves as a source identifier is capable of functioning as a trademark. This includes some unusual things, like sounds, that we don’t normally think of when we think about trademarks. Harley Davidson has...
by Angela Langlotz | Jul 2, 2018 | Trademarks |
Earlier I discussed QUATTROPORTE and how it was merely descriptive for a four-door car. My friend Ben Perry (who I’m tagging in this post) made a comment that made my question whether or not I did a good job of explaining “merely descriptive” or not. I decided that if...
