The Sixth Circuit decided that the red wax seal on the top of bottles of Maker’s Mark whiskey is a trademark. Maker’s Mark brought this case against Jose Cuervo, who had used a similar mark on its “Reserva de la Familia” bottles. Maker’s Mark has been using the wax seal since 1958, and the seal [...]

Most of us have been to professional sporting events. The exclamations of food vendors, the crack of the bat, and the beautiful green grass are all familiar to sports fans during spring. Spring is a major sports season when baseball is in full swing and golf, basketball, and hockey all feature major tournaments or playoffs. [...]

Critics, linebackers, and Mark Sanchez are not Tim Tebow’s only competition. Tim Tebow has already found his name at the center of several hotly contested intellectual property disputes.  Before Tebow even received his new playbook from the New York Jets, a controversy erupted in federal court in Lower Manhattan between sports merchandise moguls Nike and [...]