by Angela Langlotz | Aug 13, 2018 | Copyright Registration, Copyrights |
Last week a reader asked, “Paying for copyright protection is supposed to shield you, but the office lists online what you have submitted to them, thereby completely exposing your material for anyone who can do a simple free search. How does copyright protection...
by Angela Langlotz | Aug 6, 2018 | Trademark Registration, Trademarks |
I’ve had several people email and message me about the Play-Doh trademark, so it’s time to do a segment on America’s favorite modeling clay. We’re all shocked — shocked! — to learn that the smell of childhood favorite Play-Doh is now a registered...
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...
