Category: Trademark Law

The M22 trademark dispute between a Michigan brand and the State of Michigan attracted national attention. Here’s the background on how the M22 brand was built and defended.

Kylie Jenner and Australian singer Kylie Minogue clashed over trademark rights to the name Kylie. Here’s what the dispute reveals about trademarking personal names globally.

Trademark registration provides legal advantages that unregistered marks can’t match. Here’s a clear explanation of why businesses should invest in federal trademark registration.

Revision Legal successfully resolved a trademark dispute involving the Bubble Guppies brand on behalf of our client. Here’s what the case involved and the outcome we achieved.

A trademark disclaimer removes protection from descriptive or generic elements of a mark. Here’s why the USPTO requires disclaimers and how they affect your trademark’s scope.

Trademark license agreements allow others to use your mark while protecting its value. Here’s what every trademark licensing agreement must include to be legally effective.

Trademark rights can be lost through abandonment if a mark goes unused or the owner fails to police it. Here’s how abandonment happens and how to protect yourself from claims.

Trade dress that is inherently distinctive can be protected without proving secondary meaning. Here’s how courts determine inherent distinctiveness in product and packaging design.

Fashion designers face challenges protecting trade dress because clothing elements are often functional. Here’s how trade dress law applies to fashion and what designers can protect.

Functional trade dress cannot be protected under trademark law. Here’s how courts determine functionality and what it means for businesses trying to protect product design.