Tag: trademark infringement

Sneaker Wars: New World Advertising or Old School Trademark Infringement

By: Annabelle Hentz Industry giant and household name Nike, Inc. has filed a lawsuit against online sneaker retailer StockX in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.  Nike is claiming trademark infringement and unfair competition based upon the unauthorized use of the Nike mark in StockX’s Vault Non-Fungible Token (“NFT”) Collection.  NFTs… Read More Sneaker Wars: New World Advertising or Old School Trademark Infringement

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Hailey Bieber: On the Rhode to Continuing Trademark Infringement

By: Annabelle Hentz Resident “cool girl” Hailey Bieber launched her first ever skincare line, “rhode,” this past summer.  While her launch was met with excitement from her almost 50 million Instagram followers, it was also welcomed with a trademark infringement lawsuit.  Less than a week after its launch, New York based fashion line RHODE (herein “RHODE-NYC”),… Read More Hailey Bieber: On the Rhode to Continuing Trademark Infringement

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Can a fictional product infringe on a ‘real world’ trademark?

By: Jessica Gonzalez In 2012, The Dark Knight Rises was released, producing mass Batman hysteria across the country.  The infamous Catwoman, also known as Selina Kyle, had her eye on a particular piece of software the characters referred to as “clean slate.” The program could erase Kyle’s criminal history from every computer database in the… Read More Can a fictional product infringe on a ‘real world’ trademark?

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