Reigning NFL MVP Lamar Jackson is challenging Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback Troy Aikman’s use of their shared No. 8 in a U.S. Patent and Trademark Office complaint, according to federal records.
As the custom and bootleg market has continued to grow within the sneaker scene, Nike has responded by protecting its brand and IP via lawsuits against prominent parties ranging from Warren Lotas and John Geiger to BAPE and Kool Kiy. While the three aforementioned cases have all been settled, a new lawsuit has surfaced — one against The Shoe Surgeon. The suit demands $60M USD in damages — which, it notes, are “the profits the defendant generated from counterfeiting, trebled, along with attorneys’ fees” — relating to over 30 Nike trademarks.
Koei Tecmo Games has announced that it has reached a settlement with Singapore corporation YOUZU through out-of-court negotiations in a lawsuit seeking an injunction against copyright infringement and compensation for damages, with YOUZU admitting to copyright infringement.
SETOLAS Holdings, Inc. is pleased to announce that they have applied for a trademark for the product name “Scentberry” for our new ever-bearing strawberry variety, “Setopechika.”
Grurugram-based firm is confident they will not lose the Tesla trademark, and is prepared to fight a legal battle with the American EV giant, if mediation fails.
A North Korean manufacturer of soaps and feminine hygiene products is making plans to enter the Russian market, official records show, though experts expressed doubt that the DPRK’s ongoing push to win the hearts of Russian consumers will bear fruit. The Pyongyang-based Ryongaksan Soap Factory presented its logo in a formal trademark application on June 26 in the region of Tatarstan, according to Rospatent.
July 3 — Huawei Technologies (華為技術) sold the trademarks and patents for Aito (問界), the electric vehicle brand it co-developed with Seres Group (賽力斯集団), to the automaker to re-emphasize that it has no plans to make cars itself, according to an informed source.