When you license your brand name for a 3rd party product, you expect the arrangement to be all upside. But if that product turns out to be defective, can you be liable—even if you didn’t have anything to do with the design, manufacturing, or sale of the product?
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Trademark Consent Agreements: Can Two Competitors Share a Trademark?
March 29, 2016
What are Trademark Consent Agreements? A recent case involving two craft beer companies shows that trademark owners and attorneys need to pay careful attention to these contracts in order for the trademarks to be registered.
Cookie Trademark Lawsuit Update: Case Dismissed
March 23, 2016
Pepperidge Farm sued Trader Joe’s for trademark infringement, dilution, and unfair competition on the grounds that TJ’s Crispy Cookies are confusingly similar to PF’s Milanos brand cookies. The parties have settled the case.
Color Trademarks: The Black Edition
March 15, 2016
British artist Anish Kapoor has acquired exclusive rights to the darkest color yet invented: Vantablack. But can the color be protected as a trademark for works of art?
