Dolly Parton: Working 9 to 5 to Protect Her Trademarks
Is there a more beloved person in the music industry than Dolly Parton? I can’t think of one. I met her once, and she is every bit of lovely as you would expect. She even complimented my wife’s shoes. So it’s hard to believe that anyone would try to profit off her good name. But […]
All Day I Dream About Opposition Proceedings
While it looks like there might not be much Ryder Cup drama this year, there has been no lack of golf-related drama in recent years. Much of the drama has related to the fledgling LIV Golf tour, which now finds itself in a new dispute. This time, it is with Adidas, which recently initiated an […]
#Sacksonville, More Like #Oppositionsonville
tl;dr – You should always file a trademark application with the USPTO sooner rather than later. Last week, we wrote about when and how to oppose a trademark application. This week, trademark oppositions are back in the news. And, wouldn’t you know, it relates to football. In October 2017, the Jacksonville Jaguars filed an application […]
“O” is for Ohio State, Oklahoma, and (Trademark) Opposition
Instead of writing about blocked punts and kicks to start the football season, we keep writing about blocked letter trademarks. Last week, it was South Carolina’s “Blocked C” logo, this week it is (the) Ohio State trying to block a trademark application filed by the University of Oklahoma because it claims the trademark is confusingly […]