Trade Name vs. Trademark: An Overview Trade names and trademarks are identification tools for a business, and they are two separate concepts with differing functions and offering multiple protections. A trade name refers to the name that a business uses. It can differ from the name held as a trademark, which identifies specific brand features […]
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Netflix Warner Bros. Discovery merger lawsuit The scenario of global entertainment is rapidly changing from a competition for subscribers to an all-out war for the world’s most treasured intellectual property. As expected, a legal earth-quick is going to occur over Netflix’s multi-billion-dollar step to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD). HBO Max subscribers filed a high-stakes
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Google triumphs in UK trademark battle over YouTube Shorts Google wins YouTube Shorts trademark lawsuit: London – Google has fought off a trademark suit filed by British company Shorts International, specializing in short films, relating to YouTube’s short videos service “Shorts.” High Court in London held on Thursday that there was no risk of confusing
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KFC trademark lawsuit The suit has been filed by KFC Corp against Church’s Texas Chicken in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas under Case No. 4:24-cv-01000 for allegedly misleading consumers through an advertisement campaign by Church’s that may diminish the value of KFC trademark lawsuit. In the complaint, KFC presented a
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The United Kingdom’s Supreme Court has held that the British television company Sky committed bad faith when it applied for trademarks that were unreasonably broad and covered goods and services, which they did not plan to provide. The landmark ruling, issued on Wednesday, is likely to lead to numerous challenges against other brand owners with
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A Virginia-based startup, Operation Bluebird, has petitioned the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to cancel the Twitter trademarks, claiming that Elon Musk’s X Corp has abandoned them. The company is planning to use the names “Twitter” and “tweet” for its competitor platform, twitter.new, and has also applied to register the trademark “Twitter.” The petition was
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Portland, Ore. — Sportswear giant Adidas faced resistance in federal court this week. The company defended its trademark claims against Hall of Fame Sports Memorabilia. The retailer is accused of infringing Adidas’s iconic three-stripe design. The alleged infringement involved collectible soccer jerseys. Adidas filed a suit in 2024. The lawsuit alleges that Hall of Fame’s
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A new Copyright Knowledge Centre has been launched by EUIPO to resolve AI Challenges. The Copyright Knowledge Centre will work as a core resource provider, including advanced tools and comprehensive guidelines, to empower the creators and other stakeholders to protect their rights against piracy. Artificial intelligence is revolutionizing the creative sector, while copyright regulations differ
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