Trademark infringement goes international these days when companies based in the U.S. sue companies based in Europe. In an interesting international development, U.S.-based Smart Blocks Inc., a maker of construction toys, sued the Danish company Lego A/S, noted as one…
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LA Business Litigation Attorney Erikson Says Even Bottles May Be Subject to Trade Dress Lawsuits
Trade dress law might apply to bottles. This will have a significant impact on marketplace competition. A food packaging company may have crossed the line with its fruit-juice packaging and infringed on Coca-Cola’s trademarks. Where that line actually is often…
A new invention shakes Apple to the core
There’s a new device on the market that converts an iPod Touch into an iPhone. Apple says the brothers who invented it are copycats who are infringing on Apple’s patents. There will always be people with bright and inquisitive minds…
Intellectual property is hard to define
Intellectual property is one of those things that generally defies description. Simply put, it’s about patenting a physical product so others don’t copy it. Intellectual property is just one of those things that people have difficulty getting a handle on,…
Getting naked in Times Square just became the focus of a legal battle
hings couldn’t possibly get any stranger than a naked cowboy suing for trademark infringement. “This is quite the case,” said David Alden Erikson, a Los Angeles business litigation attorney. “A naked cowboy, who sings and plays guitar for a living…
Protecting consumers by preventing trademark dilution is important
Trademarks differentiate one company from another. As such, it’s important they are not diluted. There are quite a number of different forms of intellectual property protected by law. “You may immediately recognize this form – the trademark,” said David Alden…
Hot off the line and hot on the heels of trademark infringement
It had to happen; trademark violation in the donut-making industry. Franchisee loses right to make Krispy Kreme donuts. Krispy Kreme (KK) went to court to stop a franchisee from operating their New York Penn Station booth and another location. This…
Imagine a trademark for pot – the kind you smoke
This may be a stretch of the imagination, but marijuana may get a trademark. Stranger things could happen in the world of trademark law. This is an interesting story and one that may cause a chuckle or two, but, in…
Protection That Trademarks Offer Businesses Is Essential
Many business owners don’t realize there is a difference between a trademark and a trade name. Despite the fact that many business entrepreneurs know their stuff inside out, many of them still get hung up on the difference between a…
Flogging May Prompt a False Advertising Lawsuit
In a world of acronyms gone mad there is now flogging to wrap one’s head around. Flog is a fake blog. Who hasn’t landed on a fake blog style website at one time or another? The problem is, not everyone…
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