There is a lot of buzz around Google and their attempt to trademark the word glass. The Huffington Post and The Daily Mail wrote articles on Google having trouble getting their trademark approved which for the most part they were sourcing the Wall Street Journal article who seemed to be the first to talk about the trouble Google was having with their trademark for glass. Jacob Gersham wrote … [Read more...]
ZeptoLab Seeking to Cancel King.com EU Trademark on Candy
We have written before how King.com the makers of the wildly popular Candy Crush Saga were seeking to trademark Candy for video games and clothing. Last month King.com decided to pull their US application and are no longer seeking to trademark the word 'Candy' with the USPTO. “King has withdrawn its trademark application for Candy in the U.S., which we applied for in February 2013 before we … [Read more...]
DVD Ripping Software Company has domains seized but remains defiant
Torrent Freak reported a few days back that a DVD ripping software company DVDFab had its domains and bank accounts seized. A New York federal court has granted the seizure of several domain names, bank funds and social media accounts belonging to DVD ripping software company DVDFab. Judge Broderick ruled in favor of AACS, the licensing outfit founder by Warner Bros, Disney, Microsoft, Intel … [Read more...]
‘Domains by Proxy’ Hands Over Personal Details of “Pirate” Site Owner
Torrent Freak reported that Domains By Proxy, the privacy service from Go Daddy, turned over the personal details of one of their customers. The majority of the 83 comments are taking a lot of shots at Go Daddy, as some think its bogus that Go Daddy uses the word potentially and does not have definitive proof by copyright holder. As one commenter pointed out, registrants need to understand that … [Read more...]
Candy Crush Saga Maker King.com Filing for IPO
We have written a couple times about King.com and their intellectual property goals of trademarking the words candy and saga. Today the company announced they are looking to do an IPO. The company will look to trade under the symbol KING. CNET covered the story King Digital Entertainment, a digital-gaming provider perhaps best known for its Candy Crush Saga title, has filed papers with … [Read more...]
Lush Cosmetics Wins Trademark Battle With Amazon
Lush Cosmetics has won its high-profile trademark battle with Amazon, with the High Court ruling against the retail giant's use of the word 'lush' in its search marketing. Insider Media covered the story, The cosmetics business, which is headquartered in Poole, took legal action against Amazon.co.uk and Amazon EU after complaining that the retailer was infringing its trademark. Lush does … [Read more...]
Is @jamesdean Twitter handle violating trademark law ?
Its not just domain names where people seem to make a stretch with regards to trademarks. Wendy Davis wrote a piece a few hours ago on MediaPost about Twitter and James Dean. From the article: The licensing agency CMG Worldwide has sued Twitter for allowing a user to tweet under the name of deceased actor James Dean. CMG alleges that Twitter -- as well as the account creator -- are … [Read more...]