Pepsi will have to change the name of one of his products after losing the lawsuit with Rise Brewing
A federal court in Manhattan has ruled that PepsiCo shall resign the “Mtn Dew Rise Energy” trademark designation for a drink launched last March (and, of course renounce naming any other product with a name similar to those of other companies), following the outcome...
Chinese authorities stops illegal use of athletes’ names as trademarks
Chinese authorities rejected 109 trademarks applications from businesses that used names of Olympians from the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games without their permission. Soon after the Olympics, some companies started using several Chinese gold medalists names to sell any...
Lidl copies the design of Hendrick’s gin: the court orders its withdrawal in the United Kingdom
The Scottish Court of Session has ordered Lidl to temporarily stop selling its “Hampstead” gin, because it is too similar to the “Hendrick’s” gin. Lidl’s gin has been sold for about ten years, but in 2020 the well-known German discount chain decided to renew both the...
Zoom Sues RingCentral For Trademark Infringement
Zoom Video Communications, Inc., owner of the Zoom platform, recently sued RingCentral asking for an injunction preventing the latter, after a long-lasting partnership, from using the “Zoom” brand. According to the complaint, Zoom and RingCentral have...