KFC Files Breach of Contract Lawsuit against Mokena, Illinois Franchise
KFC has filed a lawsuit in Chicago’s federal court against an owner of one of its franchises in Mokena, Illinois. According to the complaint, the franchise’s owner, Aiman Kassar, has been operating the franchise. However, he has gone several months without paying the associated fees. In addition, Kassar has been selling food using non-approved ingredients […]
Saturday Surf Loses Trademark Infringement Suit against Kate Spade
While Thursday’s post focused on alleged infringement of technology patents, today’s post has to do with infringement within the apparel industry. Some months ago, the New York City based men’s clothing retailer SATURDAY SURF LLC filed suit against the popular Kate Spade LLC. The lawsuit was over Kate Spade’s new brand, SATURDAY. Surf claimed that […]
Harper Lee Sues Hometown Museum for Trademark Infringement
Last month we wrote a blog post about Harper Lee’s lawsuit against her literary agent over what she claimed was an unlawful coercion involving her signing over the copyrights to her famous novel, “To Kill a Mockingbird”. Lee, now 87 years old, is involved in a new lawsuit, this time against the Monroe County Heritage […]
Pinterest Sues Travel Startup for Trademark Infringement
A few days ago we wrote a post on Pinterest’s win against a cybersquatter as well as the trademark infringement lawsuit it was facing against Path for its use of the letter P in its logo. While Pinterest deals with defending themselves against Path, the company is also the plaintiff in a trademark infringement case. […]
Billionaire William Koch Sues over Counterfeit Wine
Our recent posts discussed trademark infringement and the issue of counterfeits with regard to fashion labels. However, two weeks ago, a federal jury ruled on behalf of billionaire business mogul William Koch over counterfeit wine. Koch sued Eric Greenberg, founder of a slew of tech companies, for the sale of 24 bottles of wine at […]
Trademark Infringement
We recently blogged about the issue of trademark infringement due to counterfeits being shipped to the US from abroad. But there is also a constantly revolving door of lawsuits involving two separate, legitimate brands suing one another over similar designs that may or may not warrant a trademark infringement lawsuit. A recent lawsuit involving the […]
Sixth Circuit Upholds Red Seal as Maker’s Mark Trademark
Today’s competitive market compels liquor distillers to not only compete in flavor, but also aesthetics. In a recent verdict, the US court of Appeals for the Sixth circuit upheld that the dripping red wax used on bottles of Maker’s Mark® Bourbon is protected as a trademark. Maker’s Mark® used the dripping red seal since 1952 […]