Edge Games Suing EA for Trademark Infringement
Last week Edge Games filed a trademark infringement lawsuit against Electronic Arts (EA) alleging unlawful use of the “Edge” trademark. EA launched the “Mirror’s Edge” game in 2007 and Edge Games asserts in its lawsuit the company has exclusive rights to use to the “Edge” trademark in the electronic game industry. As a matter of [...]
Read MoreApple Sued Over iAd Trademark
It seems that Apple is continuing its strategy of use now and pay later when choosing a trademark for its products. Black Web 2.0 previously reported on this very issue here. This time Apple is being sued by Innovative Media, owner of the iAd trademark. In April, Apple announced its iAds mobile advertising platform. Innovative [...]
Read MoreGoogle Wins Battle Over AdWords in US
I have been following Google’s Adwords litigation for over a year. I previously wrote several articles on this very subject over at IPLAW101.com. Google has been sued many times by major brands regarding Google’s allowance of trademarks to be used as keywords in Google’s Adword program. Google allows these trademarked keywords to be used by [...]
Read MoreFacebook Cracks Down on Infringment
Recently Facebook has taken a very firm stance against App developers using its trademarks in Facebook iPhone Apps. If an App Developer uses Facebook’s trademarks including its name and/or logos in the App name, Facebook is now deleting the credentials of the App developer and the iPhone App then becomes unusable. Some App developers are [...]
Read MoreJay-Z Suing Red Sox Baseball Player David Ortiz Over 40/40 Trademark
Hip-Hop Mogul Jay-Z filed a trademark infringement lawsuit against Boston Red Sox, David Ortiz, for using his trademark, Forty-Forty, as the name of his club in Dominican Republic. Although there is a legal issue regarding whether Jay-Z can sue for trademark infringement in the Dominican Republic, he can sue David Ortiz for trademark infringement here [...]
Read MoreUniversities Get It Right: Protect the Brand At All Costs
Universities are aggressively cracking down on trademark infringement. Notably University of Cincinnati and University of Kansas filed trademark infringements lawsuits and temporary restraining orders against retailers selling merchandise with the universities’ registered trademarks without their permission. Recently, University of Kansas reached a settlement agreement with Joe-College, a company that printed and sold infringing Kansas University [...]
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