Oreo Maker Mondelez Sues Aldi Over Look-Alike Product PackagingBusiness Day · 1 Jun Mondelez International, a corporate giant behind the name-brand versions of many snacks, contends that Aldi is mimicking its packaging to dupe customers.#supermarketsandgrocerystores#genericbrandsandproducts#aldisupermarkets#mondelezinternationalinc#trademarksandtradenames#snackfoods#suitsandlitigation(civil)#copyrightsandcopyrightviolations#advertisingandmarketing#shoppingandretail0 Loves0 SavesAdd comment
Campaign Against Avelo Airlines Over ICE Deportation Flights Sets Off Legal FightNYT > Business Day · 16 May Seth Miller, a New Hampshire lawmaker, placed billboard ads protesting Avelo Airlines’ decision to operate flights for ICE. Avelo accused him of copyright infringement.#aveloairlines#airlinesandairplanes#outdooradvertising#deportation#immigrationandcustomsenforcement(us)#boycotts#suitsandlitigation(civil)#trademarksandtradenames#freedomofspeechandexpression#connecticut0 Loves0 SavesAdd comment
HBO’s Streaming Service Becomes ‘HBO Max’ AgainNYT > Home Page · 14 May Warner Bros. Discovery executives are reinstating the name HBO Max for the popular streaming service. It’s the fourth name change for the app in the last decade.#television#videorecordings#downloadsandstreaming#movies#mobileapplications#trademarksandtradenames#a24filmsllc#hbomax#homeboxoffice#netflixinc0 Loves0 SavesAdd comment
Katie Perry Is Suing Katy Perry in Australia. Wait, What?NYT > World · 17 Apr The case between the two Perrys could set a precedent leaving some Australian businesses vulnerable to overseas brands.#trademarksandtradenames#perry#katy#australia#celebrities0 Loves0 SavesAdd comment
Who Wants to Run Vanity Fair? Everyone? Anyone?Business Day · 11 Apr Radhika Jones is stepping down as editor in chief, and the search for her replacement has begun. But as the magazine industry has contracted, many of the more decadent parts of the job are long gone.#magazines#appointmentsandexecutivechanges#trademarksandtradenames#condenastpublicationsinc#vanityfair#brown#tina#jones#radhika0 Loves0 SavesAdd comment
Abrdn’s Rebrand Reversal and a History of Corporate MisstepsNYT > Europe · 7 Mar A British investment firm restored most of the vowels to its name after a widely ridiculed revamp that showed the pitfalls of trying to look cool in the digital age.#names#organizational#trademarksandtradenames#logos#advertisingandmarketing#bankingandfinancialinstitutions#corporations#aberdeengroupllc#abrdn0 Loves0 SavesAdd comment
Meghan’s New Name? He’s Been Using It for Years.NYT > Fashion & Style · 22 Feb The founder of a New York clothing brand learned that he had something in common with the Duchess of Sussex this week: a business called As Ever.#fashionandapparel#trademarksandtradenames#markle#meghan#aseverenterprisesllc#asever(fashionlabel)#contenttype:personalprofile0 Loves0 SavesAdd comment
A New York Restaurant, a Texas Farm and Their Plant-Based BrawlNYT > Dining & Wine · 13 Feb They shared the same name, Dirt Candy, and a devotion to healthy food. But a trademark dispute turned into an urban-rural standoff.#restaurants#localfood#trademarksandtradenames#agricultureandfarming#smallbusiness#veganism#vegetarianism#suitsandlitigation(civil)#dirtcandy(manhattan#ny0 Loves0 SavesAdd comment
Chi-Chi’s, Former Mexican Restaurant Chain, Plans a ComebackBusiness Day · 7 Dec 2024The chain, which closed in 2004, is poised for a revival next year after the son of one of the founders reached a deal with Hormel Foods.#restaurants#trademarksandtradenames#bankruptcies#mexicanfood(cuisine)#food#hormelfoodscorporation#minnesota#chi-chis#shutdowns(institutional)0 Loves0 SavesAdd comment
John F. Kennedy Jr.’s 1990s-Era Magazine Is Back, With a QAnon TwistBusiness Day · 14 Oct 2024It is a reanimation story strange enough for a zombie movie, made possible by the fact that the original George trademark lapsed, only to be secured by a conservative lawyer.#conspiracytheories#right-wingextremismandalt-right#fringegroupsandmovements#qanon#conservatism(uspolitics)#presidentialelectionof2024#politicsandgovernment#trademarksandtradenames#republicannationalcommittee#republicanparty0 Loves0 SavesAdd comment
Tupperware (the Brand) May Fail. Tupperware (the Word) Will Survive.Business Day · 19 Sep 2024The company behind the resealable containers filed for bankruptcy, but the term outgrew its origins decades ago.#tupperwarebrandscorporation#bankruptcies#trademarksandtradenames0 Loves0 SavesAdd comment
A Gay Brand Endured, and Evolved. So Did Its Founders.NYT > Fashion & Style · 19 Sep 2024For 30 years, David Lauterstein has been making jockstraps, harnesses and other gear with his partner. In a new memoir, he paints a (very) colorful portrait of gay New York in the 1990s.#nastypig(fashionlabel)#homosexualityandbisexuality#fashionandapparel#lauterstein#david#kearney#frederick#trademarksandtradenames#sex0 Loves0 SavesAdd comment
Can You Trademark a Potato? Take Our Food-Branding Quiz.Food · 5 Jun 2024Whether a food brand gets special protection hinges on complicated (and not always consistent) legal calculations. How good are you at spotting a real trademark?#trademarksandtradenames#food0 Loves0 SavesAdd comment
David Chang’s Company, Momofuku, Claims Sole Rights to ‘Chile Crunch’NYT > Home Page · 6 Apr 2024David Chang’s Momofuku company is waging a trademark battle for the term “chile crunch.” But what does ownership mean for such an everyday pleasure?#momofuku#chang#david(chef)#trademarksandtradenames#food0 Loves0 SavesAdd comment
