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Penn State Secures Trademark Victory in Dispute over Vintage Merch | JD Supra

Dec 10, 2024 | jdsupra.com | Muzamil Abdul Huq |Holly Petersen

Do trademarks protect iconic names and imagery, or only their use as a brand identifier? This question was at the heart of a closely watched trademark trial in the Middle District of Pennsylvania, where a federal jury recently delivered a victory for universities, sports teams, and other brand owners with active licensing programs.
From Rubio's Joke to the Supreme Court: The Journey of 'Trump Too Small' in Vidal v. Elster | JD Supra

Jun 17, 2024 | jdsupra.com | Muzamil Abdul Huq |Joyce Liou |Morgan Mitruka

IntroDoes the Lanham Act’s restriction on registration of trademarks that include an individual’s name without the consent of such individual violate the Free Speech Clause of the First Amendment, even when the mark expresses criticism of a government official or public figure? In Vidal v.
It Takes Two To Taco: Taco John's Abandons

Aug 2, 2023 | mondaq.com | Muzamil Abdul Huq |Joyce Liou |Morgan Mitruka

On July 18, 2023, the phrase "Taco Tuesday" was returned to the public after Taco John's submitted a notice of abandonment for its TACO TUESDAY trademark registration before the United States Patent & Trademark Office's Trademark Trial and Appeal Board. Taco John's, a popular fast-food chain with locations in the Western United States, has owned and maintained the trademark registration for TACO TUESDAY since 1989.
It Takes Two To Taco: Taco John’s Abandons “Taco Tuesday” Trademark Registration | JD Supra

Aug 1, 2023 | jdsupra.com | Muzamil Abdul Huq |Joyce Liou |Morgan Mitruka

On July 18, 2023, the phrase “Taco Tuesday” was returned to the public after Taco John’s submitted a notice of abandonment for its TACO TUESDAY trademark registration before the United States Patent & Trademark Office’s Trademark Trial and Appeal Board. Taco John’s, a popular fast-food chain with locations in the Western United States, has owned and maintained the trademark registration for TACO TUESDAY since 1989.
Who Let The Dogs In? How The Supreme Court Chewed Up Parody

Jun 19, 2023 | mondaq.com | Joyce Liou |Muzamil Abdul Huq

Can an alleged trademark infringer avoid the likelihood-of-confusion test by claiming its use is an "expressive work"? In Jack Daniel's Properties, Inc. v. VIP Products LLC, 599 U. S. __ (2023), the Supreme Court recently rejected such a defense, holding that when a defendant uses another's trademark as a source identifier for its own goods, the First Amendment offers no protection.
Who Let the Dogs In? How the Supreme Court Chewed Up Parody | JD Supra

Jun 16, 2023 | jdsupra.com | Muzamil Abdul Huq |Joyce Liou

Can an alleged trademark infringer avoid the likelihood-of-confusion test by claiming its use is an “expressive work”? In Jack Daniel’s Properties, Inc. v. VIP Products LLC, 599 U.S. __ (2023), the Supreme Court recently rejected such a defense, holding that when a defendant uses another’s trademark as a source identifier for its own goods, the First Amendment offers no protection.
Who Let the Dogs In? How the Supreme Court Chewed Up Parody

Jun 15, 2023 | lexology.com | Joyce Liou |Muzamil Abdul Huq

Can an alleged trademark infringer avoid the likelihood-of-confusion test by claiming its use is an “expressive work”? The Supreme Court recently rejected such a defense, holding that when a defendant uses another’s trademark as a source identifier for its own goods, the First Amendment offers no protection. BackgroundVIP Products makes chewable dog toys that imitate the trade dress of different liquor brands and display humorous names meant to evoke their brand names.