Global News is reporting that Canada Goose has filed a trademark infringement suit against Sears for allegedly selling knock-offs of its winter coats. In the suit, Canada Goose alleges that Sears Canada Inc. is passing off one of their parkas as a Canada Goose Inc. winter coat. “(Sears) is intentionally seeking to mislead consumers and potential consumers
Vermont-based Against The Grain Gourmet Foods has filed a lawsuit accusing California-based Against All Grain of trademark infringement. According to the Brattleboro Reformer, the suit was filed on October 11 in the U.S. District Court for the District of Vermont. In the suit, Against The Grain alleges that the California company’s use of the name Against
A new look has jumpstarted a trademark dispute between whiskey makers Jack Daniel’s and Popcorn Sutton’s, according to the Detroit Free Press. After Popcorn Sutton’s Tennessee White Whiskey started out being sold in Mason jars, an acknowledgement of the fact that Popcorn Sutton’s gets its name from and carries on the tradition of famed Appalachian
According to a report on CNN.com, Harper Lee, the novelist who wrote “To Kill a Mockingbird,” is suing her hometown museum for trademark infringement. In the suit, the 87-year-old Lee alleges that the Alabama-based Monroe County Heritage Museum is unlawfully using her fame as well as her intellectual property for its own gain. “The museum seeks
TechCrunch is reporting that Pinterest has filed a trademark infringement suit against personal travel planning startup Pintrips. In addition to trademark infringement, Pinterest is suing Pintrips for trademark dilution, unfair competition and false designation of origin. “This action arises from Pintrips’ decision to adopt a social media brand that is confusingly similar to Pinterest’s, and its refusal
According to a report in Variety, ExxonMobil has filed suit against Fox’s FXX Network claiming the network’s interlocking X logo infringes upon Exxon’s logo. The lawsuit was filed October 1 in the U.S. District Court in Houston. Exxon filed the suit only after it contacted the network and asked it to take down and discontinue
According to The Oklahoman, Hallmark is in a trademark standoff with an Oklahoma City retailer over the use of the name “North Pole City.” The greeting card behemoth had a trademark infringement suit filed against it on September 9 by North Pole City, an Oklahoma City seasonal store that deals in Christmas ornaments and other holiday collectibles.
Converse has accused Autonomie Project of infringing on its iconic-Chuck Taylor All Stars by producing similarly designed eco-friendly sneakers. Boston Magazine has obtained a complaint filed by North Andover-based Converse in the U.S. District Court in Boston on September 9 against the Jamaica Plain-based Autonomie Project for trademark infringement, unfair competition, false designation of origin, unfair business
T-Mobile is alleging trademark infringement by Aio Wireless for using a shade of magenta too similar to its own, according to Forbes. A subsidiary of AT&T, Aio is a low-cost, pre-paid mobile phone service that is new to the market. “With full knowledge of T-Mobile’s use of magenta, AT&T’s subsidiary chose – out of all the colors
Current and former members of iconic punk band Black Flag are facing off over allegations of trademark infringement, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Claiming him and his label, SST Records, own the rights to the Black Flag name and uneven bars logo, Greg Ginn, the founding guitarist of the Hermosa Beach punk group, is suing his
