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Stone Brewing v. MillerCoors: A Key(STONE) Trademark Battle
Stone Brewing Co., an independent craft brewery based in California, has filed a trademark infringement complaint against MillerCoors LLC and Molson Coors Brewing Co. (collectively “MillerCoors”). The...
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Talk to Chuck, Trade Like Chuck, or Chuckit?
A recent advertisement caught my ear because it involved financial services offered by a guy named Charles Hughes a/k/a Chuck Hughes and the catchy marketing phrase Trade Like Chuck: It instantly...
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Update: PayPal v. Pandora Settlement
Last year I posted about the trademark infringement complaint by PayPal against Pandora, based on Pandora’s rebranded “P” logo that was introduced in October 2016. See a comparison below of PayPal’s...
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Update: Stone Brewing v. MillerCoors – Answer and Counterclaims
A couple months ago, I posted about the contentious trademark battle involving Stone Brewing Co., a craft brewery based in California, who filed a trademark infringement complaint against giant beer...
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“Square Donuts”– Generic for Cafe Services?
Two businesses in Indiana are squaring off in a trademark lawsuit over the right to use the term Square Donuts for…well, square-shaped donuts. Back in 2005, Square Donuts, a cafe with four locations in...
View ArticleLOL? Why Is P&G Seeking Registration of Three-Letter Acronyms for Soap?
Procter & Gamble (P&G) has filed federal trademark applications to register several well-known (at least among millennials) acronyms used in text messages, including LOL (laughing out load);...
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The Potential Folly of Pursuing Only a Hashtag Mark
Credit: Local Solutions I write today regarding a squirrelly thought: are the benefits of registering a hashtag trademark almost always outweighed by the consequences? In light of a recent Trademark...
View ArticleAn Update from Mars: “CocoVaa” Dispute Resolved
Earlier this year, I posted about a dispute between candy company Mars Inc. and a small business based in Wisconsin, selling handmade fine chocolates under the mark CocoVaa. In March, Mars Inc. filed a...
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Brandless? Branded? Which is Better?
— Mark Prus, Principal Nameflash About two and a half years ago, Brandless was launched. The company sold “unbranded” household, personal care, baby, and pet products on the cheap and was viewed as a...
View ArticleThe New Washington Football Name is “Commanding” Some New Attention
The really big news that commanded attention was back in July 2020, when the NFL franchise near Washington, D.C. announced it would be “retiring the R*dskins name and logo.” You may recall this gem:...
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