Applebee’s, the restaurant chain, has filed an application with the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) to protect the phrase NO TECH TUESDAYS as a trademark. The application applies to the following services (beware – trademark law involves a lot of capital letters): RESTAURANT AND BAR SERVICES, INCLUDING RESTAURANT CARRYOUT SERVICES. But has Applebee’s damaged its chances at a trademark registration with statements made about the application to the press?
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Craft Beer Trademark Battle: Full Sail Session
July 15, 2014
Welcome to another in my ongoing series of posts on craft beer trademark battles. This one is a little different from the rest. Hood River, Oregon’s Full Sail Brewing is best known for its Session Lager, which, according to their website, “comes in a stubby, 11-oz bottle like your grandpa used to buy.” Well, not my grandfather, maybe yours. Full Sail recently filed a complaint for trademark infringement and dilution against Georgia-based The Sessions Law Firm, LLC (we’ll call them “Sessions Law”). What does a brewery have to do with a law firm?
Tyler Perry’s Trademark Fight Over “What Would Jesus Do”
July 8, 2014
In a story that carries no trace of irony whatsoever, the US Patent & Trademark Office Trademark Trial and Appeal Board has ruled in a dispute between two television producers over the title WHAT WOULD JESUS DO.
Trademark Dispute: Mormon Church v. Dating Site
June 10, 2014
Who owns the right to use the words “Christian,” “Jewish,” or “Muslim” in connection with product or services? Nobody. But the right to use the word “Mormon” is in dispute. The intellectual property arm of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints has attempted to prevent the owner of the dating website Mormon Match from using that brand name and registering it with the US Patent & Trademark Office (USPTO).
