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EMINEM TAKES ON TWO ‘REAL HOUSEWIVES’ STARS OVER SLIM SHADY TRADEMARK
Eminem has filed a trademark opposition against a trademark application filed by two Real Housewives stars from the Real Housewives of Potomac. In February 2022, Robyn Dixon and Gizelle Bryant filed a trademark application for the term “Reasonably Shady, they sought registration of the term months before their first podcast episode aired , but it […]
Kobe Bryant’s Dream Lives On With New Mamba Cup Trademark
The estate of Late Los Angeles Lakers Icon Kobe Bryant filed paperwork on the 28th of January 2023 with the United States Patent and Trademark Office to trademark “Kobe Bryant, Mamba Forever , and Mambacita” for a range of virtual and digital goods including art, clothing, sporting goods, avatars, toys, games, trading cards and […]
USPTO DENIES MEGHAN MARKLE TRADEMARK APPLICATION FOR ‘ARCHETYPES
In 2022 Meghan Markle Publicized her new podcast Archetypes, and announced that the aim of the podcast was to dissect, explore and subvert the labels that try to hold women back. The podcats episodes were aired weekly and the production was essentially a success, as it received a People’s Choice Award . Subsequently, Archewell Audio […]
Zara Files Lawsuit Against Thiliko For Copyright Infringement And Passing Off
Zara and its parent company Inditex are accusing a Los-Angeles based fashion brand of engaging in a serial scheme of copyright infringement, false advertising, unfair competition and deceptive trade in order to mislead consumers about the source and nature of their apparel and accessories . In the complaint they filed at a […]
Canadian Clothing Retailer Aritzia entangled in Copyright Lawsuit
Aritzia is facing an interesting new copyright infringement lawsuit, the fast growing fashion chain is being accused of “improperly displaying unauthorized and illegal sculptures” in its stores and thereby infringing Tangle Inc’s exclusive rights in the copyright protected designs. Richard X Zawitz, the owner of Tangle Creations says the retailer placed hot pink sculptures identical […]
No Clothing- Centric Trademark Registrations for Vetements, Says TTAB
Hi everyone , i wanted to share this interesting article with you. It’s regarding an appeal made by Vetements, a Zurich based Clothing brand to the Trademark Trial and Appeal board to overturn an earlier refusal to register its name for use on apparel and related “online retail store services ” The appeal’s reason for […]