by Anastasios G. Garbis | Jan 12, 2016
During the hustle and bustle of the holiday season, you may not have heard of the significant ruling a U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit came out with regarding trademarks. Back in 2011, an Asian-American rock band, led by Simon Shiao Tam, began attempting...
by Anastasios G. Garbis | Jan 6, 2016
On Monday, January 4th 2016 NIKE, Inc. (“NIKE”) filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Skechers U.S.A., Inc. (“Skechers”). NIKE claims Skechers is infringing on 8 design patents that have issued and are owned by NIKE. Three of those patents are...
by Anastasios G. Garbis | Dec 16, 2015
With the upcoming release of the “Star Wars: The Force Awakens,” it seems as if everyone wants to get in on the action use Star Wars fever to their advantage somehow. Just remember… The Force May Not Be With You… So you want to slap on some Star Wars themed...
by Anastasios G. Garbis | Dec 14, 2015
Taylor Swift is at it again. Earlier this year, Swift filed a number of trademark applications that had the internet in a frenzy asking questions wondering how she can “trademark” terms that were in her song lyrics. Does that mean nobody else can use them? No. As I...
by Anastasios G. Garbis | Dec 8, 2015
Last week, Pepperidge Farm, Inc., owner of the famous Milano® cookies brand, filed a complaint against Trader Joe’s for trademark infringement. What’s interesting about this case is that the infringement did not come from using a similar name, but rather a...
