Serial is perhaps the biggest success story in the history of podcasting. But the producers of Serial have had a bit less success at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Since shortly after the show debuted in Fall 2014, they have been trying to convince the USPTO to register SERIAL as a trademark. Thus far, they haven’t succeeded.
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Trademark Question: Can Licensing Your Brand Name Bring Liability for a Defective Product?
April 5, 2016
When you license your brand name for a 3rd party product, you expect the arrangement to be all upside. But if that product turns out to be defective, can you be liable—even if you didn’t have anything to do with the design, manufacturing, or sale of the product?
Trademark Consent Agreements: Can Two Competitors Share a Trademark?
March 29, 2016
What are Trademark Consent Agreements? A recent case involving two craft beer companies shows that trademark owners and attorneys need to pay careful attention to these contracts in order for the trademarks to be registered.
Cookie Trademark Lawsuit Update: Case Dismissed
March 23, 2016
Pepperidge Farm sued Trader Joe’s for trademark infringement, dilution, and unfair competition on the grounds that TJ’s Crispy Cookies are confusingly similar to PF’s Milanos brand cookies. The parties have settled the case.
