Can influencer executives claim company trademarks as their own?

Virogex sued ResolvX and ResolvX's founder Leonidov for trademark infringement and false advertising following a bitter split between Virogex and Leonidov, who had served as . . .

Keyword advertising as trademark infringement: court declines to rule it out

A Washington psychiatrist sued a competing nurse practitioner and her clinic for trademark infringement and misappropriation of his name and identity. Plaintiff David Penner, owner . . .

No restraining order in domain name dispute involving Robinhood founder

A federal court in California has denied emergency relief in a cybersquatting case involving Vlad Tenev, the co-founder of Robinhood, the popular investment platform. The . . .

Oklahoma federal court keeps Paycom trademark, cybersquatting suit

The United States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma refused to dismiss Paycom trademark and cybersquatting suit against Pay.com entities, finding that the . . .

Court limits use of trademark for forthcoming AI-powered agentic browser

A technology company sued artificial intelligence company Perplexity for trademark infringement and unfair competition. Plaintiff claimed exclusive rights to the mark COMET, which it used . . .

Bogus trademark infringement threats violated the First Amendment

In 2011, two women established a public Facebook group where parents and community members could discuss matters related to the Los Lunas, New Mexico school . . .

Cybersquatting claim failed where there was a weak mark and no evidence of bad faith intent

Aspire Health Partners sued Aspire MGT under the Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act, 15 U.S.C. §1125(d) (“ACPA”) over defendant’s registration and use of the domain name . . .

When does a neighborhood name become a trademark?

Stephanie Reveron sued multiple companies, including Zumiez, New Balance, Amazon, Etsy, Zazzle, and Redbubble, for trademark infringement. Plaintiff claimed that her trademarks, such as LES . . .

People tagging the wrong place on Instagram did not help prove trademark infringement

The City and County of San Francisco sued the Port of Oakland and the City of Oakland alleging trademark infringement and unfair competition. The dispute . . .

Counterfeit lubricant case gets preliminary injunction based on defendant’s slick conduct

A German-based lubricant manufacturer sued a U.S.-based distributor, alleging that the distributor produced and sold counterfeit versions of its products with branding that closely resembled . . .