Anthony Grandinette, a lawyer for Fogo e Brasa, a churrascaria based in Phoenix, has accused Fogo de Chão of trying to intimidate his client by filing a trademark-infringement lawsuit over the summer.
In December, Silvercup Studios filed a trademark infringement claim against its new neighbor, the SilverCup Hotel.
Lulu Enterprises filed a trademark infringement lawsuit against Hulu on Wednesday in Federal District Court in Raleigh.
So Current Communications filed a trademark lawsuit and sought a preliminary injunction to stop Current TV from being born.
A virtual currency that declared itself inspired by Kanye West has shut down after the rapper filed a trademark infringement lawsuit against its creators.
Anthony Keats, from Beverly Hills, Calif., filed a trademark application that covers video and audio recordings, DVD's, computer music files, software and operating programs, among other things.
In 2015, the Emo Nite LA founders filed a trademark application for "Emo Night," provoking distaste from other guardians of the mutating emo revival.
Previously, brand owners could file a trademark complaint with Google to prevent third-party ads from being returned alongside the results of a search of a trademarked name, like Louis Vuitton or Prada.
"There obviously has to be some degree of uniqueness to it," said Allan M. Lerner, a lawyer who filed a trademark application for Ochocinco's logo, which, the Chicago Cubs argue, is too similar to their design.
