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OSHA Wins Trademark Battle Against Safety Consulting Firm’s Logo

A workplace safety consulting firm will stop using the OSHA acronym and a stylized logo similar to the federal government’s trademarked Occupational Safety and Health Administration acronym and logo under an agreement approved by a federal judge. The government sued …

Morgan & Morgan Sues Trademark Office over Refusal to Register Phone Number

Florida-based Morgan & Morgan, which calls itself the largest injury law firm in the country, has become one of the property insurance industry’s chief adversaries, facing off with insurers over thousands of auto accidents, homeowner policies and workers’ compensation claims. …

Kentucky Distillery Sues Bob Dylan Whiskey Company Over Trademark

Heaven Hill Distillery of Kentucky is taking Bob Dylan’s whiskey company to court, claiming trademark infringement involving its logo. Heaven’s Door Spirits is co-owned by the musician and debuted this year. WDRB-TV reports a Heaven Hill lawyer sent a cease-and-desist …

Organizers of Salt Lake Comic Con Closer to Name Rights Settlement

The organizers of Salt Lake Comic Con and San Diego Comic-Con say they’re getting closer to settling a court battle over naming rights. Attorneys for the two pop-culture conventions say they have been able to resolve many of their disagreements …

Settlement May be Resolved over Utah Comic Con Naming Rights

The organizers of Salt Lake Comic Con and San Diego Comic-Con may be on the verge of resolving an ongoing name-trademark dispute. Attorneys for the two pop-culture conventions asked a federal judge to give them more time to work on …

Mississippi Gas Station Sued for Violating ‘Larry the Cable Guy’ Trademark

The company that owns trademark and merchandising rights for Larry the Cable Guy says the Giterdone convenience store in Diamondhead, Mississippi, is violating the trademark on the catchphrase Git-R-Done. The store’s response denies the allegations and asks a federal judge …

What’s in a Name? Value of Brand at Issue in Jordan Lawsuit

Michael Jordan was in a federal courtroom in Chicago on Aug. 11 for the start of a civil trial that will scrutinize the market value of the former basketball star’s brand and look at whether a grocery-store chain diluted that …

Trademark Dispute Over ‘Bayou Classic’ Football Game Set for Trial

A dispute over the ownership of a trademark for an annual football contest is set to go to trial May 31. The suit, filed last May in federal court in Baton Rouge, La., involves the “Bayou Classic,” the annual football …