Knockoffs of popular luxury brands typically appear in cruise ports and with vendors on busy city streets. Where else can you get a $1,200 purse for $100? These days, these same phony products are making their way online in large communities such as Amazon and eBay.
Girl Scouts accuse Boy Scouts of trademark infringement
California residents may be aware that the Boy Scouts of America started admitting girls in 2017, but they may not know that this decision has sparked a contentious legal dispute with the Girl Scouts of the United States of America. In a federal lawsuit filed in New York on Nov. 6, GSUSA alleges that BSA's branding of some of its offerings as "Scouting" and "Scouts"infringes on its trademarks in a way that damages its brand and confuses the public.
USPTO warns of third parties hacking trademark applications
Creators in California rely on registration of patents and trademarks through the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to establish their ownership of valuable intellectual property. Stakeholders often use the Trademark Electronic Application System to send in their applications, but a small portion of active applications and registrations have been compromised. The USPTO has issued an alert to warn people about entities making unauthorized changes to applications and registrations. Their goal appears to be switching registration to third-party brand registries.
