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Settlement May be Resolved over Utah Comic Con Naming Rights

The organizers of Salt Lake Comic Con and San Diego Comic-Con may be on the verge of resolving an ongoing name-trademark dispute. Attorneys for the two pop-culture conventions asked a federal judge to give them more time to work on …

Mississippi Gas Station Sued for Violating ‘Larry the Cable Guy’ Trademark

The company that owns trademark and merchandising rights for Larry the Cable Guy says the Giterdone convenience store in Diamondhead, Mississippi, is violating the trademark on the catchphrase Git-R-Done. The store’s response denies the allegations and asks a federal judge …

Intellectual Property News: KitKat, Williams Sonoma, Whole Foods, Skechers, Segway, GoDaddy, Apple

This wrap-up of recent intellectual property cases covers chocolate bar shapes, cookware designs, sneaker similarities, Korean TV copyright device, Quizno’s commercials, personal transporter technology, Oscar award domains, wines from Whole Foods, fair use of music tracks, the Apple-Samsung battle and …

Utah Comic Con Granted Trademark Amid Legal Battle

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 …

Utah Settles Colorado Trademark Suit by Changing Ski Slogan

Salt Lake City tourism officials and a Colorado ski resort have settled a legal fight over a marketing slogan targeted to tourists in the lucrative winter sports industry. Utah marketers dropped “USA” from their new Ski City advertising campaign a …

Colorado Resort Files Trademark Suit Over Salt Lake Ski Marketing

A Salt Lake City, Utah tourism group is defending its new marketing campaign, saying the Ski City slogan doesn’t violate a Colorado ski resort’s Ski Town trademark. Visit Salt Lake says in a statement that the $1.8 million Ski City …

Travelers Insurance Off Hook for $30M Trademark Claim: Court

Travelers Companies Inc.’s U.S. Fidelity & Guaranty doesn’t have to pay a $30 million judgment in a trademark infringement case against one of its insureds. The insurance company filed suit in federal court against New York’s Ashley Reed Trading Inc., …

San Diego Comic-Con Files Trademark Suit Against Utah Convention

Organizers of the biggest comic-book convention in the nation sued their counterparts in Salt Lake City over the event’s name, saying it confuses fans into thinking the two are affiliated. San Diego Comic-Con’s lawsuit, which was filed last week in …

Adjuster Hunkers Down for Lengthy Battle with Nationwide Over ‘On Your Side’ Slogan

A Tennessee adjuster sued by Nationwide Insurance for alleged trademark infringement because he used the company’s slogan, On Your Side, in his firm’s name and marketing, is fighting back in court and on the web. Jeremy Snyder, owner of On …

Adjuster, Nationwide Mutual Take Sides Over ‘On Your Side’ Slogan

Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co., which has used the “On Your Side” slogan in its marketing and advertising since 1966, is suing a small Tennessee public adjusting firm that goes by the name On Your Side Adjusters Inc. for trademark infringement. …