Tag Archives: Trademark

Could a Trademark Search Have Saved ‘The Cleveland Indians’ Botched Rebrand?



In this week’s episode of the Briefing by the IP Law Blog, Scott Hervey and Josh Escovedo discuss the Cleveland Indian’s attempt to rebrand as the Cleveland Guardians, and the complications that arose surrounding the new trademark.

Watch the episode on the Weintraub YouTube channel, here.


Prince Estate Wants Winery’s ‘Purple Rain’ Trademark Back in the Bottle



In this week’s episode of The Briefing by the IP Law BlogScott Hervey and Josh Escovedo discuss a legal dispute between the Prince estate and an Ohio-based winery over the rights to the trademark “Purple Rain.”

Watch the video episode on the Weintraub YouTube channel, here.


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.