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 MoreIP Primer: What is the difference between a patent, trademark, and copyright?
I am often asked the following questions: Can I patent an idea? Can I trademark my design? How can I protect my invention? An idea can not receive patent protection; a simple drawing can not be a trademark; and copyrights have to be original. Accordingly, below is an explanation of the three basic intellectual property [...]
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 MoreICANN’s Introduces Customized Top Level Domain Names
Last year, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) announced they were accepting application for new gTLDs, generic top level domain names. The term “gTLD” refers to the specific suffixes which appear at the end of Internet addresses and are used to route traffic through the Internet. Most gTLDs, such as .com or [...]
Read MoreStop Intellectual Property Infringers With An Effective Cease and Desist Letter
When Intellectual Property is used online, the potential for infringement is enormously great. Owners of Intellectual Property on the internet, are often times the victim of copyright (stolen blog posts, photos) and/or trademark (business names, blog names, logos, tag lines, etc.) infringement. Infringement in cyberspace is simple and easy to accomplish. Infringers can simply copy [...]
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