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Lawsuit: Make “Google” A Generic Term For Search

Linguistic conventions and trademark law are being put to the test by a lawsuit in which Phoenix, AZ resident David Elliott is suing to have Google’s trademark on its own name canceled

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‘Joustin Bieber’ One App Developer’s Battle with the Pop Sensation

RC3, an app developer who released a game entitled “Joustin’ Beaver,” recently received a cease and desist letter from Justin Bieber’s lawyers claiming that the name of the game infringed.

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Linsanity, Apple, COACH All Making Trademark Headlines

There seems to be no shortage of headlines lately dealing with trademark disputes between major brands and their “lesser” counterparts. This week has been no different, with Jeremy Lin of.

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Why Brand Monitoring Is For Everyone (Read: You)

Over the past few weeks, I’ve discussed several recent cases involving two competitors claiming trademark rights in similar names. Hopefully the message from these cases is clear: if not inevitable,.

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5 Qualities Of A Great Domain Name

Following on the heels of Andrew Torba’s recent article discussing 5 Qualifies of a Great Entrepreneur, I thought I’d give an overview of five qualities of a great domain name..

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YouToo? Video Site Fights for Trademark

Forgive me if I am behind the times, but I’ve just recently discovered YouToo.com, and the site’s painfully obvious trademark issues are just too noteworthy for me to ignore. YouToo.

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Who Dat? Who Knows (and That Might be a Good Thing)

When the NFL and a private company both tried to lay claim to the exclusive right to use “Who Dat?” on merchandise ahead of the New Orleans Saints’ Super Bowl.

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Even the Wisest of Men and Machines Can Be In Error

“Sometimes even the wisest of men and machines can be in error.” That 1984 quote from the one and only Optimus Prime sums up nicely the reasoning behind most trademark.

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Revisiting the Californication Trademark Dispute

For those who don’t know, “Californication” is the name of both (i) a 1999 album, song and music video by the Red Hot Chili Peppers, and (ii) a Showtime series.

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Charbucks Wins Again

This article deals with something near and dear to most start-up owners’ hearts: Starbucks. It also deals with something else that should be near and dear to all start-up owners’.

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