A few weeks ago, I wrote an article “What is a Trademark?” This week, I discuss service marks. Service marks are incredibly simple to understand. A service mark is exactly the same as a trademark, but it is for services,…
2009-1140 In re Michael Sones, opinion by Linn with a dissent by Newman. Michael Sones filed an intent-to-use application for the mark ONE NATION UNDER GOD for charity bracelets. The website where he sold the bracelets initially had no picture…
An intent-to-use trademark application is an application that claims a company has an intent to use a trademark on products or services before it actually has launched those products or services. Trademarks are valuable assets for businesses. They protect brand…
Earlier this year, Crumbl Cookies sued two competitors. Crumbl started in Logan, Utah, not far from where I happen to be writing this today in Bountiful, Utah. Crumbl sells large ornate cookies in pink boxes and has a menu that…
Many say cannabis is the next “Wild West.” Although a convenient metaphor, it is not entirely appropriate. Expansion into the American West was full of risk, speculation, and fraud. The growth of the cannabis industry has been continuous and risky,…
I would guess “no”, am I correct? You know what’s strange… the websites of both businesses were registered at the same time. You just don’t see that often. Maybe one was trying to imitate the other?
I would guess “no”, am I correct? You know what’s strange… the websites of both businesses were registered at the same time. You just don’t see that often. Maybe one was trying to imitate the other?