I ♡ Trademarks NewsletterIssue #301
Bri Van Til | August 09, 2022
Up a Creek without an OAR?
What goes through trademark examiners’ heads as they’re writing office actions? Sign up for our webinar later this year to hear from three former USTPO trademark examining attorneys to find out!
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Sipposedly Similar
The Southern District of California has reaffirmed a jury’s ruling that MillerCoors infringed Stone Brewing Company’s trademarks.
The founder of Asbury Park Brewery says he pitched Shore Tea to Cape May Brewing Co. years ago, and was shocked to learn that Cape May just released the product in collaboration with Wawa.
A federal appeals court has ruled that Mountain Dew Rise did not infringe Rise Brewing Company’s trademarks.
Hey, Sports Fans!
What is soccer star Robert Lewandowski’s IP strategy?
Major League Soccer has signed Striker, a Bored Ape NFT, as a player. I wonder if he’s bored because he’s waiting for someone to score.
Shaquille O’Neal’s son, Shaqir, filed a trademark application for his own name, but the famed athlete’s brand manager has filed an opposition. Interestingly, Shaquille O’Neal applied for a trademark for his son’s name in 2018, but he never responded to an office action citing the need for consent.
Professional Concerns
Don’t like your current job? Instead of crying me a river about it, apply to be corporate counsel at Amazon.
Want to make like a hockey player and get the puck out of your current position? Consider applying to be associate counsel at NHL.
This job as legal counsel might serve the Betterment of your career.
I wonder if every day is bright and Sony when you’re an IP staff attorney for this multinational corporation.
If you applied for this senior IP attorney position for this lighting company, would it be all sound and fury, Signifying nothing?
Have an open role on your team? Send a link to your job listing to community@altlegal.com, and we’ll publish it in our next newsletter.
Odds and Ends
Check out the summary of this quarter’s TPAC meeting here.
Is trademark one word or two? The answer is yes.
Music artist Kelis told Beyoncé: Say my name if you’re going to sample my song, but Beyoncé was all like: Listen, I’m not crazy in love with that song, so she took out the sample. The controversy is a reminder that artists who want to run the world always need to check the terms of their contracts to ensure they are flawless.
Liberty Tax Service is suing the makers of Better Call Saul for trademark and trade dress infringement for their unflattering depictions of an allegedly confusingly similar tax service.