Nixon campaign shirts use MTA trademark without permission
Cynthia Nixon's latest campaign blitz attacks Gov. Andrew Cuomo over the sorry state of the city's subways with $30-a-pop T-shirts bearing the trademarked F-train logo -- which she's selling without...
View ArticleChina approves 13 new Ivanka Trump trademarks in 3 months
SHANGHAI — Ivanka Trump’s brand continues to win foreign trademarks in China and the Philippines, adding to questions about conflicts of interest at the White House, the Associated Press has found. On...
View ArticleFormer Toys ‘R’ Us boss has plan to salvage chain
Toys ‘R’ Us might have a white knight after all. Its former chief executive from five years ago, Gerald Storch, is eyeing a deal that could save some stores before they shutter this summer, the...
View ArticleApple accused of swiping company’s logo for iPhone feature
Hey, pick on someone your own size. Apple, familiar with having its designs cribbed by rivals, on Wednesday found itself accused of being a copycat. The Cupertino, Calif., technology giant was sent a...
View ArticleKit Kat loses bid to stop copycats
A European court has given the maker of Kit Kat the finger — in its efforts to trademark its iconic wafer bar’s shape. Food giant Nestlé has been trying since 2002 to establish a European trademark for...
View ArticlePoke bowl spot draws ire after demanding rivals change name
A Chicago-based chain named Aloha Poke Co. had a bone to pick with similarly named businesses – sparking outrage among native Hawaiians who called for a boycott of the eatery. Aloha Poke has targeted...
View ArticleMarilyn Monroe and Elvis Presley reps sue over image use
It’s the case of Marilyn Monroe and Elvis Presley — but this is no Lifetime movie. The blond bombshell’s estate and an entertainment brand that reps The King’s trademarks have filed suit against a Big...
View ArticleToy company claims ‘Unicorn Snot’ was stolen
In a world crazy for unicorns — where the mythical creatures are used to market everything from frappuccinos to vape juice — comes a federal trademark fight over “Unicorn Snot.” Long Island-based...
View Article‘LOL’: Procter & Gamble wants to trademark internet acronyms
OMG. Procter & Gamble has applied to trademark millennial-friendly internet acronyms including “LOL,” “WTF,” “FML” and “NBD” for use on soap and cleaning products. The decidedly uncool consumer...
View ArticleWhy onesies are the source of an ongoing controversy
If you’ve ever had a baby, there is a good chance you know about onesies, those one-piece outfits that you slip your kid into and out of after he’s thrown up all over the front. Great concept! What you...
View ArticleElon Musk might be getting into the tequila business
Elon Musk is going from cracking pot jokes to selling tequila. The eccentric Tesla CEO — who is in the midst of settling fraud charges with the SEC that almost cost him control of the electric-car...
View ArticleChina grants Trump family 18 trademarks in 2 months
SHANGHAI — China has given companies linked to US President Donald Trump and his daughter 18 new trademarks in the last two months, raising concerns about conflicts of interest in the White House on...
View ArticleDisney accused of cultural appropriation for trademarking ‘Hakuna Matata’
A petition calling for Disney to release its trademark on the words “Hakuna Matata” has attracted more than 35,000 signatures from people calling it cultural appropriation of the Swahili language. The...
View Article‘Angry Birds’ creators sue LA chicken chain ‘Angry Birdz’ for stealing logo
The makers of Angry Birds are crying fowl after a Los Angeles chicken chain allegedly cribbed their name and logo. Rovio Entertainment, which owns the game, claims David and Mary Mkhitaryan are...
View ArticleOhio State University wants to trademark the word ‘the’
Make that “The” Ohio State University. The Buckeyes have filed a trademark application to use the word “the” on its merchandise, potentially giving it limited domain over one of the most common words...
View ArticleUber trying to put brakes on Florida salon app’s trademark
A single mother from Florida is gearing up for battle with ride-hailing behemoth Uber over an app she is building. Carolina Vengoechea, 45, tells The Post that Uber has demanded she give up the name of...
View ArticleOhio State University bid to trademark ‘the’ denied
Looks like it’s going to be just plain old Ohio State University. The US Patent and Trademark Office on Wednesday rejected an application from the Buckeyes to trademark the word “the” for its trinkets...
View ArticleLeBron James denied in his quest to trademark ‘Taco Tuesday’
LeBron James got dunked on by the US Patent and Trademark Office. The Los Angeles Lakers star’s request to trademark “Taco Tuesday” through his company LBJ Trademarks was denied Wednesday, with the...
View ArticleThe race to trademark ‘Danny Dimes’ is on
Rex Ryan isn’t the only one who predicted Daniel Jones’ success. Christopher Lamparillo and Michael Jakab of Goshen, New York, applied to trademark “Danny Dimes” for future Jones merchandise, according...
View ArticleGroup applies to trademark ‘fake news’ to stop Trump from using it
Nothing fake about this news. The Florida chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ) has applied to trademark the term “fake news,” chapter president Emily Bloch writes in Teen Vogue....
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