Tag Archives: Trademark litigation

NCAA Erects Challenge to ‘Vasectomy Mayhem’ Trademark



In this week’s episode of The Briefing by the IP Law BlogScott Hervey and Josh Escovedo discuss the NCAA’s decision to petition a trademark held by a urology office due to its alleged likeness to its own trademarks, ‘March Mayhem’ and ‘March Madness.’

Watch the video version of this episode on Weintraub’s YouTube channel, here.


Bonus Olympic Episode: IOC Gets Gold in Trademark Enforcement



In this bonus episode of the Briefing by the IP Law Blog, Scott Hervey and Josh Escovedo discuss the stringent trademark enforcement protection for Olympic symbols, words, and phrases as well as recent lawsuits that have reinforced that protection.

Watch the video version of this episode on Weintraub’s YouTube channel, here.

Lawsuits discussed:
San Francisco Arts & Athletics, Inc. v United States Olympic Committee
USOPC v Puma

 


Nike Threatens Fire & Brimstone Over Satanic Custom Shoe Makers



In this week’s episode of The Briefing by The IP Law Blog, attorneys Scott Hervey and Josh Escovedo discuss the trademark litigation between Nike and a custom shoe maker, MSCHF (pronounced “Mischief”). In Nike Inc. v MSCHF Product Studio, Inc. Nike sued MSCHF over unauthorized versions of the Nike Air Max 97 featuring satanic imagery. The shoes were tied into marketing by Rapper Lil Nas X, and all 666 pairs created by MSCHF were sold.

View the video recording of this episode on the Weintraub Tobin YouTube channel, here.