Stephen Colbert with Emmy Awards

Stephen Colbert Retires Himself as ‘Stephen Colbert’

Stephen Colbert, host of the Late Show, brought back his infamous character ‘Stephen Colbert’ from his previous Comedy Central Show, The Colbert Report. After the Republican National Convention aired…


Whole Foods

Whole Foods Denied Request to Be Called “World’s Healthiest Grocery Store”

Whole Foods is known for selling natural, organic products.  The store also claims to be “America’s Healthiest Grocery Store” and filed a trademark application on June 27, 2016, with the United…


Samsung Galaxy Phone

Samsung Sues Huawei in China Over Patent Violations

Samsung Electronics Co., Asia’s top smartphone manufacturer, has filed a lawsuit in China against Huawei Technologies Co. Samsung is accusing Huawei Technologies, the third largest Asian smartphone…


Jawbone wristband

ITC Ruling a win for Jawbone

As an update to a previous article posted in May, Fitbit and Jawbone continue to wage their patent war in the court room.  On July 20, 2016, almost three months after the U.S. International Trade…


United States Patent and Trademark Office

USPTO launches "Patents 4 Patients" to help cure cancer

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), along with Vice President Joe Biden, announced a new plan targeted at advancing President Obama’s call for a “Cancer Moonshot” to make “…America…


Converse All Stars Shoes

Trademark Battle over Converse's Chuck Taylors

On June 23, 2016, the International Trade Commission (ITC) barred any company from importing shoes into the United States that copy Converse’s “Chuck Taylor” diamond-patterned outsole and bottom of…