IPNews® – On October 7th, 2021, over 37 years after the release of the film Gremlins — and just weeks before Halloween — alleged misuse of the monster’s name has resulted in a trademark dispute before the Trademark Trial and Appeal
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IPNews® – On September 21st, 2021, The Boring Company (TBC) — an infrastructure firm founded by Elon Musk — filed a trademark opposition against a similarly named snack food company.
In the opposition notice, Musk’s The Boring Company claims that
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IPNews® – On September 9, 2021, Dolly Parton received a trademark opposition against her trademark application for “Dolly” (Stylized).
In March 2020, Dolly Parton submitted the trademark application for her autograph of “Dolly” featuring a butterfly. Thereafter, the Dolly Madison
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IPNews® – On August 27, 2021, McDonald’s filed a trademark opposition against a trademark application for McFungi.
The McFungi company filed the trademark application based on intent to use the trademark in relation to games and apparel. In its filing,
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IPNews® – On August 12, 2021, Louis Poulsen A/S submitted a trademark opposition against Google for the trademark “Nest”.
The trademark cited in the opposition notice relates to the LP Nest brand — which filed for registration back in June
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IPNews® – On July 14, 2021, DC Comics, the creator of famous superheroes, submitted a trademark opposition against a trademark application for “Dark Night.”
The company that filed this application, Anji Mingsheng Furniture Co., Ltd., mentions a founding date of
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IPNews® – On June 29, 2021, the band Kiss submitted a trademark opposition against a trademark application for “Wicked Kiss.”
Just days after frontman Gene Simmons declared the band Kiss officially retired, the owner of the band’s intellectual property
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IPNews® – On June 8, 2021, the Estate of Prince Rogers Nelson submitted a trademark opposition against a trademark application for “Purple Rain”.
Released in 1984, Purple Rain was Prince’s sixth studio album. Over 35 years after its release, though,
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IPNews® – On May 20, 2021, the brand What Do You Meme, LLC filed a trademark opposition against Doing Things Media, LLC over their trademark application for ‘World War Meme.’
The opposition focuses on the use of the term MEME for
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IPNews® – On May 12, 2021, a company representing Jay-Z – SC Branding LLC – filed a notice of opposition in the U.S. Trademark Trial and Appeal Board to protect the Jay-Z trademark from what they claim is trademark infringement.
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