Skip to content

menu

The Brand Protection Blog logo
HomeAboutContact
Search
Close
TrademarkAdvertisingCopyrightIntellectual PropertyCounterfeiting
View topics Archives
Subscribe

The Brand Protection Blog

Covering the legal developments impacting your brands

trademark infringement

Subscribe to trademark infringement via RSS

Reputation Reaches Across Borders: TTAB’s Ruling Charts New Course for Foreign Marks

Photo of Ani Galoyan (US)
By Ani Galoyan (US) on February 3, 2025

The Board’s Decision

In a significant precedential ruling, Plumrose Holding Ltd. v. USA Ham LLC, No. 91272970, 2025 WL 248763, at *1 (Jan. 17, 2025), the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (“Board”) has expanded protection for foreign trademark owners…

10th Circuit Moves Forward with Supreme Court Directive: Domestic Anchor Required for Lanham Act Application

Photo of Felicia Boyd (US)
By Felicia Boyd (US) on July 15, 2024

** Drew Engel, a Summer Associate in NRF’s Minneapolis office, assisted with this article. Drew is supervised by attorneys who are licensed in the state of Texas.**

The Tenth Circuit’s recent decision in Hetronic Int’l Inc. v. Hetronic Germany GmbH…

Subscribe to The Brand Protection Blog

Subscribe to this publication

Trademarks and NFTs: The battle over “MetaBirkin” NFTs continues

Photo of Felicia Boyd (US)
By Felicia Boyd (US) on June 10, 2024

** This article was drafted by Logan Woodward, a Summer Associate in NRF’s Minneapolis Office.  Logan is supervised by attorneys who are licensed in the State of Texas.

The MetaBirkin dispute continues before the United States Court of Appeals for…

EVERYBODY is VS RACISM, so the Mark Fails as a Source Identifier

Photo of Nathan Mannebach (US)
By Nathan Mannebach (US) on January 9, 2024

In a recent decision, the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed the decision of the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (“Board”) to deny registration of “EVERYBODY VS RACISM” because the “public is unlikely to associate the…

Sweeter than Watermelon: When are Fruit Designs Functional?

Photo of Nathan Mannebach (US)
By Nathan Mannebach (US) on September 29, 2023

The Third Circuit affirmed the cancellation of plaintiff PIM Brands, Inc.’s (“PIM”) trademark for “the shape of a wedge for candy, with an upper green section with white speckles, followed by a narrow middle white section and followed by a…

Reverse Confusion: A Lesser Known Approach to Analyzing Likelihood of Confusion

Photo of Meg K. Tierney (US)
By Meg K. Tierney (US) on September 18, 2023

Home Chef continues to lose the battle to stop Grubhub from using, what they assert, is a confusingly similar logo for food-related services.

Home Chef began using its HC Home Mark and Home Chef Home Logo (collectively, the “HC Marks”)…

Whirlpool Wins Appeal Against Chinese Manufacturer in KITCHENAID Trademark Lawsuit

Photo of Kaylee A. Sill (US)
By Kaylee A. Sill (US) on September 1, 2023

The Fifth Circuit upheld a preliminary injunction last week prohibiting Chinese company Shenzhen Sanlida Electrical Technology Co. Ltd. and Shenzhen Sanlida Electrical Technology Co., Ltd.  (collectively “Shenzhen”) from selling stand mixers that allegedly infringe Whirlpool Corp.’s (“Whirlpool”) famous KITCHENAID trademarks…

From Non-Infringement to No Jurisdiction: Does a Finding of Non-Infringement Moot a Request for Declaratory Judgment of Invalidity in Trademark Cases?

Photo of Meg K. Tierney (US)
By Meg K. Tierney (US) on July 28, 2023

The trademark dispute that has been steadily escalating between Illinois-based Citizens Equity First Credit Union (“Citizens”) and California-based San Diego County Credit Union (“SDCCU”) could be headed to the Supreme Court. SDCC filed a Petition for Writ of Certiorari asking…

“Taste the Strain Bro”: Wrigley Settles SKITTLES Trademark Dispute with Cannabis Company

Photo of Kaylee A. Sill (US)
By Kaylee A. Sill (US) on July 14, 2023

** This article was drafted by Logan Woodward, a Summer Associate in NRF’s Minneapolis Office.  Logan is supervised by attorneys who are licensed in the State of Texas.

After a two-year feud, Mars Wrigley (“Wrigley”), the maker of the popular…

Supreme Court Makes Waves With Abitron Ruling

Photo of Stephanie Schmidt (US)
By Stephanie Schmidt (US) on July 10, 2023

On June 29, the Supreme Court issued its much-anticipated decision in Abitron Austria GmbH, et al., v. Hetronic International, Inc. (No. 21-1043). We wrote about the case history previously here. Briefly, the 10th Circuit had upheld a $90 million…

Post navigation

Older Posts 

The Brand Protection Blog

Facebook Twitter RSS LinkedIn YouTube
Published by
Norton Rose Fulbright LLP logo
DisclaimerPrivacy policy

About

Now you can get timely information to help you promote and safeguard your brands in today’s increasingly competitive marketplace. The Brand Protection Blog reports on developments and trends in all areas of the law that impact brands, including the creation, promotion and protection of branded products and services.

Read more

Topics

Archives

Copyright © 2025, Norton Rose Fulbright LLP. All rights reserved.