IPNews® – Donald Trump is in the headlines again in several trademark related issues and battles.
The sitting president is attempting to have multiple airports named after him and has filed a TRUMP trademark for use related to airports. In
IPNews® – Like Mickey Mouse before him, the popular character Popeye the Sailor Man entered the public domain in 2025.
While the appearance of the character can no longer be protected, trademark rights do not expire so long as the
IPNews® – You may have thought that Blockbuster, the once popular video rental store, was long gone.
To the contrary, the company is alive and kicking and policing its trademark. Southern Feed and Seed, LLC recently filed a trademark application
IPNews® – Kanye West seems to be a fan of filing trademark applications.
The musician has filed hundreds of them. The only problem is that they are abandoning almost as fast as they are being filed. To continue reading, click:
IPNews® – Disney has recently opposed a trademark application for “Click the Mouse.”
At first blush this might seem to be a frivolous complaint. However, the company using Click the Mouse sells Disney vacations which complicates the issues. To continue
IPNews® – Elon Musk has publicly declared a desire to never use the TWITTER trademark again.
That may come back to bite him, since a company named Operation Bluebird is now trying to take the TWITTER trademark for their own
IPNews® – A battle is brewing over the strength of the trademark EMOJI.
A company called Movingetc, LLC is attempting to register a trademark for IMOJI, but Emoji Co. GmbH is having none of it. Is EMOJI really a protectable
IPNews® – Morgan & Morgan advertisements seem to be everywhere lately.
In the company’s latest ad, they decided to make strong references to Mickey Mouse and the Steamboat Willie cartoon. This obvious puts the law firm in jeopardy of infringing
IPNews® – Home warranty companies that send misleading letters soliciting business may have met their match.
Fannie Mae has filed a trademark infringement lawsuit against several of them. While these companies may argue that they are not a scam, they cannot
IPNews® – OpenAI has had plenty of intellectual property issues lately.
From copyright issues in training its AI, to difficulty in registering CHATGPT. Now the company is having problems registering SORA, its text to video generation application. To continue reading,
