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Oprah Fends Off "Own Your Power" Trademark Infringement

March 21, 2012 00:05

IPNews® - Oprah Winfrey was able to convince a judge that she is not guilty of stealing the trademarked phrase ‘Own Your Power’ as it was used on the cover of her O Magazine. The lawsuit, filed by life coach and business owner Simone Kelly-Brown, alleged that Winfrey infringed her...

Trademark Board Says No To "Crackberry" Trademark

March 02, 2012 17:31

IPNews® - The Trademark Trial and Appeal Board has rejected all four applications by a Canadian marketing company to register the term “CrackBerry” as a trademark.  The judge’s decision was based on evidence provided by BlackBerry-maker Research in Motion that, if the...

Trademark Filing "Linsanity"

February 21, 2012 19:17

IPNews® - New York Knicks point guard Jeremy Lin has created quite a stir with his recent play.  “Linsanity,” the term used to describe the frenzy surrounding the 23-year-old’s popularity, is now the subject of at least 5 U.S. Trademark Applications.  Two of the...

Viaguara Energy Drink Trademark Denied For Being Too Similar to Viagra

February 01, 2012 19:36

IPNews® - An energy drink company in Poland has once again been denied a trademark for Viaguara, because it is too similar to Pfizer's well-known Viagra.  The high court of the European Union made the decision not only based on the fact that use of the similar trademark...

Clothing Designer Attempts to Use Jay-Z & Beyonce's Baby Name

January 25, 2012 00:42

IPNews® - A Manhattan clothing designer is attempting to capitalize on the name of the newborn daughter of rap and hip hop stars Beyonce and Jay-Z.  An attorney for Joseph Mbeh has filed an application to trademark the name “Blue Ivy Carter NYC” with the United States...