Mariah Carey, known as the "Queen of Christmas” for her hit holiday song "All I Want for Christmas Is You," has recently applied to trademark the nickname. According to the United States Patent and Trademark Office, Carey filed the application on December 10th, with the intent to use the term on a variety of merchandise, [...]
Google v. Rosetta Stone over Google Adwords Rosetta Stone and Google Inc. settled a trademark lawsuit over Google Adwords after 3+ years of litigation. Although this was not the first time Google had been hit with trademark infringement lawsuits over keywords in search results, this case did mark a pillar stone in shaping future Google [...]
Introduction In a trademark or service mark application filed with the USPTO, and which is based on use in commerce, the mark must be in used in commerce on or in connection with all the goods and services listed in the application as of the application filing date. Use in commerce means use of the [...]
