The similarities of the Nike/UNDEFEATED logo released this week and the USNA Crest are undeniable and we believe their logo is clearly an infringement under trademark law.
Nike and LA-based brand Undefeated were scheduled to release a collaborative collection, but the crest used by the companies was widely criticized for its resemblance to the US Naval Academy’s coat of arms.
Christian Louboutin has won a key legal case in a long-running battle to protect its signature red soles from copycats. On Tuesday, the European court of justice (ECJ) ruled vanHaren, a Dutch company, had infringed the brand’s trademark by selling a range of red-soled shoes.
Velcro Brand hook-and-loop fasteners aims to avoid the generic fate of former brands “videotape” and “cellophane” by re-engaging its funny singing lawyers.
Nikon has filed a trademark application in the European Union for the word “Noct.” With the company’s full-frame mirrorless camera around the corner, it seems likely this new trademark filing may be related to the new camera system.
Mark Noct Filing number 017902239 Organisation Kabushiki Kaisha Nikon trading as Nikon Corporation Date of receipt 18/05/2018 Type Word Nice classes 9 ( Nice Classification ) Filing date 18/05/2018 Filing language English Second language Italian Application reference T048510/EM/09/KAE/PNP/sl G&S Cameras; digital cameras; cameras with interchangeable lenses; digital cameras with interchangeable lenses; lenses for cameras; lenses for digital cameras; interchangeable lenses for cameras; mount adapters for lenses; camera mounts; lens mounts; parts and fittings for all the aforesaid goods.
Shogoin Yatsuhashi Sohonten (Shogoin Sanno-cho, Sakyo Ward, Kyoto City) declared that the year it was founded in 1689 was a lie, and rival company Izutsu Yatsuhashi Honpo (Shijo Aguru, Kawabata-dori, Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto City) announced on the 4th. A lawsuit was filed with the Kyoto District Court seeking an injunction on the contents of the publication.
The “Odawara Kamaboko Cooperative” in Odawara City, Kanagawa Prefecture, which holds the regional collective trademark for “Odawara Kamaboko”, was accused of using the trademark without permission by “Sato Osamu Shoten”, a kamaboko manufacturer in Minamiashigara City, Kanagawa Prefecture. A settlement was reached at the Intellectual Property High Court in a lawsuit seeking an injunction against a vendor to stop selling its products.
