by Angela Langlotz | Jul 2, 2019 | Trademark Infringement, Trademark Usage, Trademarks |
A viewer asked me about a video that he had seen online, wherein Subway sandwich chain poked fun at rival McDonald’s burgers, using a video that seemed to use the McDonald’s “Golden Arches” logo. I discussed parody on an earlier video, which is why this question came...
by Angela Langlotz | Jun 11, 2019 | Trademark Infringement, Trademark Office Actions, Trademark Searches, Trademark Usage, Trademarks |
One of the most common things that trips up trademark applicants and inexperienced attorneys alike is the rule that says that all foreign words contained in a trademark must be translated into English language so that they can be compared with any existing trademarks...
by Angela Langlotz | May 28, 2019 | Trademark Usage, Trademarks |
One of the biggest mistakes that I see in my practice is trademark applicants attempting to register descriptive names as trademarks. While it’s true that anything — including colors, scents, logos, words, and product designs — can serve as a trademark, we...
by Angela Langlotz | Apr 30, 2019 | Trademark Registration, Trademark Usage, Trademarks |
WTF, LOL as a trademark??? Yes, you heard it here first: Personal and household care products behemoth Proctor & Gamble has applied for the exclusive right to use LOL on laundry detergents and fabric softeners, and on liquid soap, dishwashing detergent, hard...
by Angela Langlotz | Apr 23, 2019 | Logo marks, Trademark Usage, Trademarks |
Last weekend I was at a bar, and as so often happens, I looked around at the various brands around the room. I’m not a beer drinker, but I noticed something interesting that I thought would illustrate a point of trademark law. Check out the photo below. To you, that...
