Business Nintendo just lost a trademark fight with a tiny Costa Rican grocery store Ellsworth Toohey

politics How "moron in a hurry" became a favorite way to settle trademark disputes Ellsworth Toohey

trademark OK Go: cereal giant and indie rockers in legal battle over name the band had first Thom Dunn

fox news Fox News has filed a trademark for "OK Boomer" — and they're not the first ones to do it Thom Dunn

music video Velcro doesn't want you to call it 'velcro' anymore Rusty Blazenhoff

lawsuits Aldi sued over copycat product packaging Rob Beschizza

politics Trump quotes Napoleon to excuse his and his supporters' crimes Grant St. Clair

trademark US Patent and Trademark Office thinks people will confuse a hockey team with a cooler Gail Sherman

Culture Tom Whitwell's annual collection of 52 fascinating facts returns, featuring expensive calculators and trademarked scents Mark Frauenfelder

intellectual property Trademark office petitioned to cancel Oracle's trademark on "JavaScript" Rob Beschizza

lawsuits Marvel and DC lose trademark on "superhero" Gail Sherman

music The Smiths guitarist Johnny Marr on a 2025 reunion? "No." Allan Rose Hill

News McDonald's loses Big Mac trademark after bullying tactics against upstart rival backfire Mark Frauenfelder

lawsuits Kanye West sued over sexual harassment claim Rob Beschizza

News Lawyer's two-word response to a legal threat from the LAPD: "LOL, no." Mark Frauenfelder

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elon musk Elon Musk's hypocrisy: funding a lawsuit that silences free speech Mark Frauenfelder

video games Rockstar Games sues fellow studio Remedy Entertainment over new logo Grant St. Clair

Disney Legal Eagle on Mickey Mouse entering the public domain Jason Weisberger