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09/03/2026

Winning a trademark case does not automatically mean a court will freeze every seller account and every dollar tied to it.

NASCAR asked for emergency relief against nearly 100 alleged foreign counterfeit sellers on platforms including Amazon and Temu. The judge granted a narrower TRO, but refused the broader asset freeze and account restrictions because the evidence was too thin.

The court’s broader message was striking: e-commerce counterfeiting may have outgrown the legal tools courts currently have.

09/02/2026

A third-party test does not automatically make your advertising claim safe.

Carboline says Sherwin-Williams used testing to promote thinner coating requirements, faster application, and lower costs for a fireproofing product. The court says those kinds of measurable claims can be tested—and potentially challenged as false advertising.

09/01/2026

A product test can look scientific and still prove the wrong thing.

TaylorMade says Callaway used black-light comparisons to suggest its golf balls had poor paint coverage and worse performance. The court says claims tied to a supposedly objective test may be actionable if the test does not actually measure what the advertiser says it measures.

08/31/2026

Your employee can leave. The invention may not.

BAE Systems says two former engineers took confidential technical information with them, joined a startup, and later appeared as inventors on a new antenna patent.

The fight is not just about trade secrets. It is also about whether the employment agreements already decided who owned the invention.

Channeling the old Hair Club for Men commercials…I’m not just the president. I’m also a client.Sometimes the trademark l...
08/29/2026

Channeling the old Hair Club for Men commercials…

I’m not just the president. I’m also a client.

Sometimes the trademark lawyer has to take his own advice.

08/29/2026

Hiring your competitor’s best people is legal.

Hiring them along with your competitor’s confidential information is where the trouble starts.

Apple says former engineers took internal materials with them to OpenAI and io Products. The defendants say Apple is trying to turn ordinary recruiting and employee mobility into a trade-secret case.

08/28/2026

Can anyone own the letter W?

The Cubs and Nationals are challenging the WNBA’s attempt to register THE W for apparel. Their argument: adding “THE” may not be enough when the underlying letter is already protected for similar goods.

A surprisingly big trademark fight over one very small letter.

08/26/2026

Owning a trademark does not mean you own every use of the word.

Lost International tried to stop Lady Gaga from using MAYHEM in connection with her album, tour, and merchandise. The court dismissed the case without leave to amend, finding that the challenged use was protected as part of an expressive work and was not explicitly misleading about source or affiliation.

08/25/2026

“Sale ends Sunday” sounds simple. Legally, it may carry more meaning than the words alone.

Safeway is facing claims that wine discounts advertised as available “Thru” a specific date were misleading because the same or similar discount often continued afterward.

The court says a technically accurate price tag can still create a misleading overall message.

08/24/2026

A character name can be protected expression in a movie, and still create a trademark problem when it moves onto merchandise.

That is the issue in the fight over Disney’s “Lots-o’-Huggin’ Bear” from Toy Story 3. The court has not resolved the trademark question yet, but it has allowed an immediate appeal because the line between expressive use and commercial trademark use is unsettled.

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