Trouble in the pop world! 💥 Taylor Swift is being sued by Las Vegas showgirl Maren Wade who claims singer’s latest album infringes on her established brand. 🎰⚖️
Wade, who has performed “Confessions of a Showgirl” since 2014, alleges that Swift’s 2025 album “Life of a Showgirl” creates the same “overall commercial impression” and targets the same audience. 💃📸
WHO WILL TAKE OVER ‘TWITTER’? 🐦⚖️
Following Elon Musk’s rebranding of Twitter to ‘X’, things have become really interesting around the old trademarks! 🔄📉
Due to the rebranding, some of the trademarks associated with the ‘Twitter’ brand may have been abandoned or are at least no longer in active use – and this opens the door for other entities. 🚪🔓
Can the word ‘athletics’ be too generic? It turns out yes, as the Athletics team planning to move to Las Vegas in 2028 recently found out. 📉🏟️
The United States Patent and Trademark Office has once again rejected their application to register the trademarks ‘Las Vegas Athletics’ and ‘Vegas Athletics’ — the reason? 🏛️🚫
ADIDAS HITS A WALL IN THE THREE-STRIPE WAR 👟🛑
Adidas is back in court! The giant sued Hall of Fame Sports Memorabilia over collectible jerseys, claiming they infringe on the iconic three-stripe mark. 👕🇦🇷
Do you remember the “bottle battle” between Lionel Messi and Logan Paul’s Prime Hydration? Well, they’ve finally called a truce! 🤝✨
Trouble in the automotive world… and it’s all because of a new vehicle unveiled by Tesla! 📉
Tesla recently revealed its autonomous robotaxi called Cybercab, but… there was a problem with its trademark. 🛑⚖️
India’s trademark system is facing a massive backlog, causing huge legal uncertainty for businesses. This problem was recently highlighted when the Rajasthan High Court heard a case where a trademark application for Breastone had been left pending by the Registrar for over fifteen years!
The growing popularity of ‘dupes’ and products inspired by well-known brands shows that even the food sector is not devoid of this trend. 🛒✨
An example would be J. M. Smucker Company v Trader Joe’s Company case, which concerned the infringement of the appearance of the Uncrustables product. 🥪🚫
How has Jägermeister maintained its strong market position for years? It makes every effort to protect its trademarks and its reputation!
Eminem is back in court, and this time, he’s battling an Australian beach brand called Swim Shady! 🏖️ The rapper, whose alter ego is Slim Shady, claims consumers could mistakenly think he’s linked to the towels and umbrellas, causing confusion and damage to his brand. 🧴🚫
