Ten months ago, I wrote about Ben & Jerry’s obtaining a temporary restraining order against the maker of adult videos with titles that echoed the trademarked names of Ben & Jerry’s ice cream flavors and…
Ben & Jerry’s obtained a TRO today in its just-filed case against the producers of a series of adult DVDs called “Ben & Cherry’s” with titles that echo the trademarked names of Ben & Jerry’s ice cream flavors…
I have written before about Jack Daniel’s efforts to protect the iconic design of the label and bottle for its Tennessee Whiskey. Now, Jack Daniel’s has filed suit against J&M Concepts, LLC and Popcorn Sutton…
The U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform (“ILR,” an affiliate of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce) has released a new report called The New Lawsuit Ecosystem: Trends, Targets and Players that includes a section…
As previously reported on this blog , Kraft Foods filed suit against Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. (“CBOCS”) on January 31, 2013 in light of the latter’s plan to use the CRACKER BARREL trademark on…
This past August, I was quoted on Forbes.com in an article on a grocery store in Vancouver called “Pirate Joe’s” that is based entirely on selling Trader Joe’s private label foodstuffs in Canada where there…
Last week, U.S. District Court Judge William Alsup dismissed with prejudice a putative class action complaint against Mondeléz International Inc., d/b/a Nabisco. The Complaint alleged that the plaintiff…