This week’s blog entry comes courtesy of everyone’s favorite place to post the most mundane and trivial tidbits of their existence for the “enjoyment” of their 750 closest “friends.” A few days ago, four separate people emailed me this article about Facebook suing a company by the name of Teachbook.com, LLC. Apparently, Teachbook.com has recently [...]
Dairy Queen v. Yogubliz – A “Blizzard” of Trademark Litigation Like No Other
If you happen to be from California (or enjoy gambling at the Mirage or Palms casinos in Las Vegas), you may be familiar with a small chain of frozen yogurt shops called “Blizz Frozen Yogurt” owned by a California company by the name of Yogubliz, Inc. According to its website, Yogubliz currently operates eight locations [...]
UPDATE: After 100 Years, State of Texas Officially Claims Ownership of THE ALAMO Trademark
At the beginning of May 2010, I posted about a trademark dispute that was developing between the State of Texas and a non-profit corporation by the name of The Daughters of the Republic of Texas (“Daughters”) regarding ownership of the trademark ALAMO. For those of you who haven’t committed all of my previous blog posts [...]
UPDATE: Naked Cowboy Files Trademark Infringement Suit Against Naked Cowgirl – How Cheeky!!
About a month ago, I wrote about a trademark dispute that was brewing between Robert Burck (a/k/a “The Naked Cowboy”) and Sandy Kane (a/k/a “The Naked Cowgirl”). As a refresher, Burck is known for hanging out in Times Square and strumming his guitar wearing only cowboy boots, a cowboy hat, and tight-fitting briefs (you know, [...]
