A Philadelphia company has sued Dunkin’ Brands Inc. and Beyond Meat Inc. claiming the companies violated its trademark with their “Great Taste, Plant-Based” slogan for a meatless sausage breakfast sandwich. Vegadelphia Foods said in its lawsuit filed on Thursday in …
The Boy Scouts of America defeated a trademark lawsuit brought by the Girl Scouts over use of the term “scouting.” U.S. District Judge Alvin K. Hellerstein on Thursday tossed the 2018 suit claiming the now-coed Boy Scouts’ use of the …
Sneaker giant Nike sued online reseller StockX in New York federal court on Thursday for selling unauthorized images of Nike shoes, marking the latest lawsuit over digital assets known as non-fungible tokens. Nike said StockX’s NFTs infringe its trademarks and …
Carl’s Jr. is suing Utah-based chain Apollo Burger, accusing the restaurants of knowingly copying its trademarked Western Bacon Cheeseburger. The lawsuit filed Wednesday in federal court in Salt Lake City claims Apollo Burger was selling a cheeseburger with the same …
A federal judge has dismissed an Appalachian distillery’s lawsuit in a trademark dispute with the University of Kentucky, but the moonshine maker vowed to fight on. The case pits the state’s flagship university against Kentucky Mist Moonshine, a small startup …
Kentucky Mist Moonshine has dropped a federal lawsuit against the University of Kentucky over trademarks. James Francis, a lawyer for the eastern Kentucky distillery, tells the Lexington Herald-Leader the two sides are trying to work out an agreement. Kentucky Mist …
Kentucky Mist Moonshine is suing the University of Kentucky over use of the word “Kentucky” on clothing. The company filed suit Nov. 2 in U.S. District Court. The Lexington Herald-Leader says the suit was filed in Pikeville but later reassigned …
The owners of Kentucky Mist distillery say University of Kentucky attorneys have sent them a letter asserting the school owns the rights to the word “Kentucky,” at least on clothing. The Mountain Eagle reports the certified letter from Lexington attorney …
The organizers of a Utah comic-book convention have been granted a trademark for Salt Lake Comic Con amid a legal battle with the country’s biggest such event in San Diego. Salt Lake City co-founder Bryan Brandenburg said the trademark announced …
A federal judge has dismissed part of The Velvet Underground’s lawsuit accusing the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts of violating its rights to an iconic banana image used on the rock band’s best-known album. While Velvet Underground’s trademark …
