Los Angeles – Delta Air Lines, Inc. recently sued Marriott International, Inc. for trademark infringement for utilizing the DELTA trademark in relation to hotels. Marriott purchased the Canadian Delta hotel chain in 2015 and has been expanding its Delta hotels throughout Canada and now into the U.S. Delta claims that with a recent Marriott rebranding they are now even copying the designs and color schemes of Delta’s logo.

Delta is claiming that Marriott has completely disregarded Delta’s trademark righ Read the rest

Orange County – Prince Harry and Meghan Markle surprised the world recently with their decision to leave the Royal Family. One complication with the decision was what to do with their recent trademark filings for Sussex Royal. The Sussex Royal brand was created as part of a business venture but with the decision to no longer be royals, they have decided to abandon the trademarks.
In statements, both Harry and Meghan have expressed their unconditional support to the Queen. However, they will no longer be in collaboration with the Commonwealth du Read the rest

San Diego – Amazon has recently been awarded a patent which details how robots might one day deliver packages to your front door.  The patent reveals how a self-driving vehicle with a robot on board along with multiple boxes in protective compartments would be programmed to travel into a residential area to make multiple deliveries.  It is also confirmed that the robot would also be able to pick up items for return, too.  <!–more–>

The patents fits into an Amazon patent portfolio which includes patents for d Read the rest

Los Angeles – Tesla has filed a patent application related to mounting lasers on vehicles. The proposed laser on future Tesla products would remove debris from any glass surface on the vehicle.

The idea behind the patent holds a lot of potential value. Vehicles, especially Tesla vehicles, are being equipped with more glass products than in the past. It’s not just the windshield and windows anymore. Modern vehicles have a glass windshield, windows, on cameras, in solar panels, etc. The more technology that is added to cars Read the rest

Orange County – Daniel Jones, former Duke quarterback and now the rookie quarterback for the New York Giants, has filed a trademark application for the nickname “Danny Dimes.”  <!–more–>

Daniel Jones became the No. 6 overall pick this year with many criticizing the selection as a reach. Once on the field however, Jones almost immediately showed that the Giants made the correct selection.  Jones played well immediately in the preseason and into the season to the point that the Giants benched Eli Manning and inserted Jones as the star Read the rest

San Diego – A Florida-based chapter of The Society of Professional Journalists has attempted to trademark the term “Fake News” to stop President Donald Trump from using it. The apparent concern is that the term has been used to discredit legitimate news stories and demean journalists.

There has been a general distrust directed toward the field of journalism since the beginning of Donald Trump’s presidency. A spike was seen in these behaviors when Donald Tru Read the rest

Los Angeles – Ohio State University has been calling itself “The” Ohio State University for quite some time. “The” appears on all published materials, such as the school’s seal, logos, and most of their promotional material. Recently the college decided to take the next step with “The” by filing a trademark application – for that word alone.

And so in the beginning of August, Ohio State filed U.S. Trademark Application Serial number 88571984 with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Read the rest

Orange County – Taco Tuesday is a day that many look forward to. LeBron James in particular has been very enthusiastic about Taco Tuesday in recent months. LeBron often uses the term on Instagram to share with his followers when it is his family’s designated taco night. LeBron seems to enjoy the day so much that on August 15, 2019 he filed a trademark application for Taco Tuesday. However, on September 11, 2019, the United States Patent and Trademark office (USPTO) issued an office action refusing the Read the rest

San Diego – Six-time Super Bowl champion Tom Brady of the New England Patriots has failed in his attempt to trademark the nickname “Tom Terrific.” While Mr. Brady believed that the outcome would be in his favor, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) denied his request. It was revealed that the USPTO denied Tom Brady’s request because the nickname was already associated with Tom Seaver, the former pitcher for the New York Mets.

The USPTO stated that it denied the application because the “To Read the rest

Los Angeles – Mondelez Canada Inc., the creator of the sour gummy candy Sour Patch Kids, has filed a trademark lawsuit against an apparent knockoff called “Stoney Patch”. While Sour Patch Kids are clearly for kids, Stoney Patch is THC-infused candy. Mondelez also takes issue with the fact that the Stoney Patch brand gummies share a striking resemblance to their Sour Patch Kids.

This lawsuit highlights a disturbing trend amo Read the rest