by Angela Langlotz | Dec 15, 2020 | Trademark Infringement, Trademark Usage, Trademarks |
Case Study: Little Trees and Their Shape Trademarks Yesterday someone asked me a question about whether or not she could make air fresheners in the shape of a pine tree. The answer is no, because another company has a registered trademark for the shape of a pine tree...
by Angela Langlotz | Oct 27, 2020 | Trademark Application, Trademark Registration, Trademarks |
Do you have to trademark your company name and logo? Well, you don’t *have* to do anything you don’t want to do — it’s a free country, as we used to say in grade school — but if you want the exclusive right to use your company name as a...
by Angela Langlotz | Dec 3, 2019 | Trademark Application, Trademarks |
People often ask me if they can register a trademark for a product that will come out in the future, and the answer is yes, absolutely. In fact, in the age of aggressive online copycats, it’s a great idea to register a trademark for a future product. You might do...
by Angela Langlotz | May 21, 2019 | Trademark Infringement, Trademarks |
There are a number of naughty behaviors that infringers can take with regard to famous marks. Famous marks are a popular target for infringers, because the marks are well-known, and therefore attractive to those who would like to trade on the goodwill associated with...
by Angela Langlotz | Mar 26, 2019 | Design Marks, Logo marks, Trademark Infringement, Trademark Usage, Trademarks |
Recently Nike Inc. came under fire for trademark infringement for adopting as a clothing logo an emblem that is almost identical to that of the United States Naval Academy, owner of a trademark for that design. The United States Naval Academy owns trademark...
