There is a lot of buzz around Google and their attempt to trademark the word glass. The Huffington Post and The Daily Mail wrote articles on Google having trouble getting their trademark…
Category: IntellectualProperty
ZeptoLab Seeking to Cancel King.com EU Trademark on Candy
We have written before how King.com the makers of the wildly popular Candy Crush Saga were seeking to trademark Candy for video games and clothing. Last month King.com decided to pull their…
DVD Ripping Software Company has domains seized but remains defiant
Torrent Freak reported a few days back that a DVD ripping software company DVDFab had its domains and bank accounts seized. A New York federal court has granted the seizure of several…
‘Domains by Proxy’ Hands Over Personal Details of “Pirate” Site Owner
Torrent Freak reported that Domains By Proxy, the privacy service from Go Daddy, turned over the personal details of one of their customers. The majority of the 83 comments are taking a…
Candy Crush Saga Maker King.com Filing for IPO
We have written a couple times about King.com and their intellectual property goals of trademarking the words candy and saga. Today the company announced they are looking to do an IPO. The…
Lush Cosmetics Wins Trademark Battle With Amazon
Lush Cosmetics has won its high-profile trademark battle with Amazon, with the High Court ruling against the retail giant’s use of the word ‘lush’ in its search marketing. Insider Media covered the…
Is @jamesdean Twitter handle violating trademark law ?
Its not just domain names where people seem to make a stretch with regards to trademarks. Wendy Davis wrote a piece a few hours ago on MediaPost about Twitter and James Dean….