March, 30th, 2022
Categories: Articles, Blog Tags: anticounterfeiting, branding, copyright, patent, startup, trademark, USPTO, whipgroup
By Stephen Ball A product’s design can act as a source indicator just like a logo or tagline and can be protected as a trademark. Think of the iconic shape of the Coca-Cola bottle or [Read More…]
December, 12th, 2019
Categories: Articles, Blog Tags: anticounterfeiting, branding, copyright, trademark, whipgroup
By Lauren C. Matturri The holiday shopping season is in full effect and more people than ever are making purchases online rather than in stores. Because of this, consumers need to be more vigilant when [Read More…]
October, 3rd, 2019
Categories: Blog, News Tags: anticounterfeiting, injunction, litigation, trademark, whipgroup
The Defendants in this case were featuring NETZSCH’s trademarks to offer substantially similar goods for sale at trade shows in the United States, Europe and Asia. As part of the Permanent Injunction, the Defendants have [Read More…]
August, 2nd, 2019
Categories: Blog, News Tags: anticounterfeiting, litigation, patent, whipgroup
WHIPgroup was successful in defending Karl Storz against a motion to dismiss filed by Defendant Integrated Medical Systems International (“IMS”). WHIPgroup, on behalf of Karl Storz, had filed suit against IMS alleging that services and [Read More…]
August, 1st, 2019
Categories: Articles, Blog Tags: anticounterfeiting, branding, litigation, patent, precedential, trademark, USPTO, whipgroup
By Christopher J. Stankus and Jacob J. Alexander In a recent case, Ford showed that design patents are an effective way to prohibit third-party manufacturers from making “knock-off” replacement parts. In Automotive Body Parts Association [Read More…]
July, 2nd, 2019
Categories: Blog, News Tags: anticounterfeiting, litigation, trademark, whipgroup
On June 28, 2019 WHIPgroup obtained a Judgment for Vineyard Vines that included both monetary damages and a permanent injunction against several serial counterfeiters. The Defendants in this case set up fraudulent websites that mimicked [Read More…]
January, 31st, 2019
Categories: Articles, Blog Tags: anticounterfeiting, branding, litigation, trademark, whipgroup
By Lauren C. Matturri In December 2018 toy company MGA Entertainment Inc. filed a declaratory judgment against Louis Vuitton.[1] This was to preempt the French fashion house from claiming MGA Entertainment’s Pooey Puitton toy was [Read More…]
December, 21st, 2018
Categories: Articles, Blog Tags: anticounterfeiting, branding, startup, testimony, trademark, TTAB, USPTO, whipgroup
By Walter B. Welsh In today’s internet-based economy, achieving and maintaining brand exclusivity is critical to driving customer traffic to your business. A recent analysis of consumer products sold through e-commerce sites shows 75% of [Read More…]
December, 5th, 2018
Categories: Articles, Blog Tags: 101, anticounterfeiting, branding, litigation, startup, trademark, whipgroup
By Christina L. Winsor We’re entering into the season of hope and forgiveness. But is that the reason Apple and Amazon have decided to put their years of feuding aside and come together… just in [Read More…]
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