Intellectulaw

08/28/2026

The long-running fight between Jack Daniel’s and the maker of the “Bad Spaniels” dog toy is back in the spotlight — and it offers an important reminder for business owners, brand owners, and entrepreneurs.

Parody may be funny, but when someone uses another company’s trademark or trade dress as part of their own product branding, the legal analysis gets serious very quickly. The Ninth Circuit’s latest decision shows that even famous brands must prove the required elements of trademark dilution, including likely harm to reputation — and that courts may consider whether the accused use is an obvious parody.

The takeaway: before you build a product, campaign, or brand around someone else’s famous trademark, understand where humor ends and trademark risk begins.
https://www.intellectulaw.com/post/jack-daniel-s-woofs-it-against-bad-spaniels-at-the-ninth-circuit

Jack Daniel's v. VIP Products returns to the Ninth Circuit with the ongoing fight over the Bad Spaniels trademark and a claim of Trademark Dilution. Here's what trademark owners and entrepreneurs should take away from what happened.

08/19/2026

The name you choose may become one of your company’s most valuable assets. Choose it carefully.

08/19/2026

Whether you file a trademark application on your own or with the help of a trademark attorney, you should be prepared to provide answers to these questions!

08/17/2026

Creators, Influencers, Business owners, Do-It-Yourselfers: a trademark application isn't something you file and forget. Before the process can move smoothly, you need to know exactly what you are trying to protect, who owns the mark, what goods or services it covers, whether the mark is already in use, and whether clearance issues could create trouble later. In this post, we walk you through 10 questions every business owner should answer before moving forward with trademark registration — because the more disciplined you are before filing, the better positioned you are to protect the brand you are building.

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://www.intellectulaw.com/post/10-questions-you-need-to-answer-for-the-trademark-registration-process-to-proceed-smoothly

Whether you file a trademark application on your own or with the help of a trademark attorney, you should be prepared to provide answers to these questions!

08/16/2026

08/12/2026

The name you choose may become one of your company’s most valuable assets. Choose it carefully.

08/12/2026

Choosing a name for a new business, product, or service is exciting — but falling in love with the wrong name can become an expensive mistake. In this blog, I explain why not every catchy name makes a good trademark, why descriptive names can be a trap, why a domain search is not enough, and why a proper trademark search should happen before the logo, website, packaging, advertising, and launch. An ounce of prevention really is worth a pound of cure.

Read it here: https://www.intellectulaw.com/post/how-to-pick-a-good-trademark-before-you-fall-in-love-with-a-bad-one

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The name you choose may become one of your company’s most valuable assets. Choose it carefully.

08/12/2026

Join LICO .org for the upcoming spectacular “250th Birthday of USA” concert this Friday at 8pm. Takes place at The Suffolk Theatre, Riverhead, LI, NY. For tickets and info please access TheSuffolk.org
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The 40 piece orchestra will perform numerous celebratory works and Americana including:

National Anthem
Winkler Fanfare
Main Theme from Patton
American Salute
* SHOR group-
* 2 - Call to Arms
* 8 - Cannonade
* 13 -Victory Celebration
Fanfare or the common man
Copland - Hoe _Down
Gershwin by George
Rocky Broadway
West Side Story
Sousa:
El Capitan
Semper Fidelis
Washington Post
Stars and Stripes March
Armed Forces Tribute

…..And a little bit more !! Hope to see you there!

08/12/2026

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