"Because the tricolored shape is recognizable as watermelon-flavored, the whole appearance is useful," Third Circuit Judge Stephanos Bibas wrote. "So a candymaker cannot block competitors from using ...

PHOENIX — Scottsdale-based Fender Musical Instruments Corp. lost a bid to trademark the shapes of three of its most famous electric guitars. The federal Trademark Trial and Appeal Board denied ...

Japan-based Marks IP Law Firm secured a pivotal victory for Ezaki Glico, the manufacturer of the popular chocolate-covered biscuit stick ‘Pocky’, by securing trademark protection for the 3D shape of ...

In PIM Brands Inc v Haribo of America Inc (Case Number 22/2821, 7 September 2023, Chagares, Bibas and Matey), the US Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit upheld a district court’s decision that a ...

In <I>Nestlé v Iffco</I>, the Supreme Court of Appeal has granted Nestlé an interdict against Iffco for infringing its four-finger and two-finger wafer shape trademark registrations. Among other ...