Huawei Technologies is selling the trademark of electric vehicle (EV) brand Aito to its Chinese carmaking partner Seres, as the Shenzhen-based technology giant moves to enhance its role as a systems and know-how supplier for autos instead of a competitor. Seres, which co-developed the brand with Huawei, said it will pay 2.5 billion yuan (US$343 […]
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US Supreme Court takes up ‘Dewberry’ trademark dispute
By Blake Brittain WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday agreed to decide a $43 million dispute between two real estate developers – one in Virginia and one in Georgia – over the rights to the “Dewberry” name in a case exploring when courts can award a company’s profits as a remedy for […]
Trump trademark case highlights the muddle the Supreme Court made of gun laws
Among the three opinions issued Thursday by the Supreme Court was one that shut down an attempt to trademark the double entendre “Trump too small.” The high court was unanimous on the bottom line that the rejection didn’t violate the First Amendment. But the justices fractured on the reasoning in a way that calls into […]
US Supreme Court bars ‘Trump too small’ trademark
By Andrew Chung (Reuters) -The U.S. Supreme Court barred on Thursday a federal trademark for the phrase “Trump Too Small” – an irreverent criticism of former President Donald Trump – rejecting a California lawyer’s claim that the trademark denial violated his constitutional free speech rights. The justices unanimously overturned a lower court’s decision that the […]
Supreme Court blocks ‘Trump too small’ trademark bid
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Thursday rebuffed a California lawyer’s attempt to trademark the phrase “Trump too small,” a reference to a crude joke made about former President Donald Trump. The court ruled unanimously in favor of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office over its decision to reject the application brought by Steve Elster. […]
Supreme Court rejects ‘Trump too small’ trademark appeal in free speech case
The Supreme Court has denied an attempt to trademark the phrase “Trump too small” for T-shirts, in a case that didn’t directly involve the former president but rather was a dispute between the person who wanted the trademark and the federal government. Steve Elster argued that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office’s rejection of his […]
Supreme Court rules California man can’t trademark ‘Trump too small’
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Thursday ruled against a man who wants to trademark the suggestive phrase “Trump too small.” The justices upheld the government’s decision to deny a trademark to Steve Elster, a California man seeking exclusive use of the phrase on T-shirts and potentially other merchandise. It is one of several […]
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McDonald’s loses ‘Big Mac’ trademark battle with Irish fast food chain
The court case shines ‘a light on the use of trademark bullying’ by MacDonald’s, says Pat McDonagh – Irish Independent / eyevine McDonald’s has lost a long-running legal battle with an Irish fast food rival over the Big Mac trademark. The European Court of Justice (ECJ) on Wednesday blocked the US restaurant giant from using […]
EU court rules in favour of Supermac’s in ‘Big Mac’ trademark row with McDonald’s
Fast-food chain McDonald’s does not have the right to use the term “Big Mac” for poultry products after it had not used it for them for five consecutive years, Europe’s second top court said on Wednesday, in a partial win for Supermac’s in a long-running trademark dispute. The Luxembourg-based General Court’s ruling centred on Supermac’s […]
Rep. Jasmine Crockett Files to Trademark ‘Bleach Blonde Bad Built Butch Body’ After Clash with Marjorie Taylor Greene
Crockett filed a trademark to use the phrase on apparel after making the remark during an exchange with Greene at a House Oversight Committee meeting AP;Shutterstock (Left to Right) Reps. Jasmine Crockett and Marjorie Taylor Greene Rep. Jasmine Crockett wants official ownership of the viral “bleach blonde, bad built, butch body” phrase she used during […]
Marjorie Taylor Greene Loses It After Viral Diss Trademark
Representative Jasmine Crockett is doubling down on her viral jab against far-right Representative Marjorie Taylor-Greene by beating the firebrand at her own game: Crockett filed a trademark on the phrase “bleach blonde bad-built butch body” and is producing a “Crockett Clapback Collection” featuring phrases the freshman lawmaker has said. Crockett, a representative from Texas, posted […]