Trademarks

Nutrition Industry Protecting Intellectual Property

Companies can protect their most valuable asset—their intellectual property—through specific IP insurance that allows them to enforce or defend their rights if challenged. ...More
September 23, 2011
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Creative Compounds Ordered to Pay Sabinsa

The U.S. District Court of New Jersey ordered Creative Compounds to disgorge its profit of $139,388.40 from its Forsthin sales and to pay those disgorged profits to Sabinsa. The Third Circuit ruled that Creative Compounds infringed Sabinsa’s “Forslean" trademark because ...More
August 8, 2011
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Distributing Imported Trademarked Products

Ensuring you have an enforceable exclusive licensing agreement before bringing in overseas product and developing the U.S. market can ensure gray market goods don’t end up undercutting your efforts. ...More
June 7, 2011
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Postponement of the Track One Accelerated Patent Examination Program

Budget woes at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office mean the accelerated patent examination program has been postponed indefinitely. ...More
May 10, 2011 By Rakesh M. Amin
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Ayush Herbs Wins Trademark Lawsuit

The Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) entered a judgment in favor of Ayush Herbs by denying Hindustan Unilever’s application to register a similar “AYUSH" trademark. The judgment was entered on March 11. ...More
March 29, 2011
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Capsiate Natura® Now Trademarked

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office granted Capsiate Natura® federal trademark registration. The dietary supplement from Ajinomoto Co. is made from natural capsinoids extracted from the CH-19 Sweet pepper. ...More
March 7, 2011
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Ferrari vs. Ford – A Race for ‘F150’

While Ferrari wasn’t using the F150 in commerce, it does appear the Italian automaker will back down from use of the trademarked term used by Ford for its pickup trucks. ...More
March 7, 2011 By Rakesh M. Amin
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Sabinsa Wins Trademark Infringement Suit

Sabinsa Corp. won its court battle against Creative Compounds with the U.S. Supreme Court denying to hear a lower-court decision that found Creative Compounds’ created a likelihood of confusion between Sabinsa’s ForsLean and Creative Compounds’ Forsthin, both of which refer ...More
February 9, 2011
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Protecting Your Trademark Globally

While building a brand domestically is important, thinking globally is critical to allow for international growth and to protect your own turf. ...More
October 26, 2010 By Sheldon Baker
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Brands are Intellectual Property

Developing and maintaining brand economic success means designing the intellectual property strategy into the creative and branding process from the start. ...More
October 18, 2010 By Sheldon Baker
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