Branding
July 13, 2023
US Supreme Court, No. 22-148: Parodies are generally immune from trademark infringement, but how much can you spoof? Jack Daniels hounded a dog toy company for making a copycat toy.
April 11, 2022
New trademark registrations can be opposed by business owners who are concerned that the mark would cause confusion with their own registered trademark.
September 3, 2020
With problematic brands like Aunt Jemima and Uncle Ben being dropped, how can brand owners prevent third parties from hijacking the discontinued marks?
July 7, 2020
An Oregon court ruled that Nike owns the Claw logo that includes a sketch of Leonard's hands that famously earned him the nickname “The Claw.”
January 17, 2020
Because of the status of cannabis and trademark laws in the US, brand owners are looking to Canada to register their cannabis trademarks.
November 7, 2019
Nike, Inc. v. Skechers U.S.A., Inc. – Nike claims that Skechers employs a “copying strategy” to sell “Skecherized versions” of Nike sneakers.
June 28, 2019
June has been international pride month where rainbow flags are raised in unity, including at PCK Intellectual Property.
June 18, 2019
The Raptors may have won the NBA championship but they still have a court battle ahead, this time against popular energy drink Monster Energy.