Trademark

September 4th 2025

Elon Musk listens as reporters ask U.S. President Donald Trump and South Africa President Cyril Ramaphosa questions during a press availability in the Oval Office at the White House on May 21, 2025 in Washington, DC.

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Artificial Intelligence Lucas Ropek Sep 4

November 26th 2024

President-elect Donald Trump holding a Trump-branded guitar (left) and a different version of the MAGA guitar

Trump Guitars Slapped With Cease and Desist for Copying Gibson Design: Report

Gibson fiercely defends its trademarked guitar body shape.

Tech News Matt Novak Nov 26

September 30th 2024

Marvel X Men Cassandra Nova Charles Xavier

No More (Super) Heroes: Marvel and DC Lose Trademark for ‘Superhero’

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Books & Comics Isaiah Colbert Sep 30

October 3rd 2023

A Company Named X Social Media Is Suing X Corp, a Company Formerly Named Twitter

The name of Elon Musk's social media company may get even more confusing.

Tech News Kevin Hurler Oct 3

July 25th 2023

Trademark Disputes Could Mean Elon’s ‘X’ Is Already Fxxked

Meta, Microsoft, and hundreds more own a trademark on the name. Hell, Musk can’t even take down Twitter’s old sign without cops getting involved.

Social Media Kyle Barr Jul 25

December 14th 2022

Screenshot: Gallant Tiger / Smucker’s and Walmart.com

Smucker’s Goes After Small Business Making Crustless Sandwiches for Trademark Infringement

Smucker's says the "round crustless design" of its Uncrustables sandwich is protected by trademark law.

Tech News Matt Novak Dec 14

November 21st 2022

Supreme Court to Take on Jack Daniel’s Dispute Against Parody Dog Toy Maker

The nation's highest court announced they will hear a trademark case over a dog toy parody of Jack Daniel's whiskey bottle.

Tech News Nikki Main Nov 21

June 28th 2022

‘No Mere Monkey Business:’ Bored Ape Maker Accuses Conceptual Artist of Trademark Infringement

In a lawsuit, Yuga Labs claims conceptual artist Ryder Ripps is "trolling" the company.

Cryptocurrencies Kevin Hurler Jun 28

November 11th 2021

A Metal Guitarist Tried to Name His Band ‘Doomscroll,’ But Was Stopped by the Creator of Doom

The musician told Wired that Id Software, the owner of the videogame, was "trying to take something away from me that is completely unrelated to them."

Tech News Jody Serrano Nov 11

June 8th 2020

The U.S. Space Force Is Losing a Trademark Battle With Netflix’s Space Force

The real Space Force may be going down in flames against the fictional Space Force: According to the Hollywood Reporter, the newly founded military branch appears to be losing a trademark battle with the Netflix comedy show of the same name. Netflix “has outmaneuvered the U.S. government to secure trademark rights to ‘Space Force’ in…

Space & Spaceflight Tom McKay Jun 8

March 2nd 2019

Facebook Is Suing Four Chinese Companies for Allegedly Selling Fake Accounts

Facebook is suing four companies and three individuals based in China it alleges have been creating and “promoting the sale of fake accounts, likes and followers” on Facebook and its subsidiary Instagram, as well as other social media sites, the company announced on Friday. In addition to the alleged efforts to create fraudulent accounts, Facebook…

Social Media Tom McKay Mar 2

May 19th 2018

T-Mobile Parent Company Hits Small Business With Cease and Desist Letter For Having a Pink Logo

Deutsche Telekom—a multi-billion telecommunications company that owns T-Mobile, another multi-billion telecommunications company—is getting ready to throw its weight around in order to prevent a small business in England from using a shade of pink in its logo. The BBC reported lawyers from the T-Mobile parent company opposed a trademark application made by Brighton-based technology company…

Tech News AJ Dellinger May 19

January 31st 2018

Apparently Drowsy Samsung Files Trademark for Social Network Called ‘Uhssup’

While Samsung is dominant in the chip and Android smartphone game, it’s lagged behind in the social networking world. But based on a trademark application filed in the EU, it looks like Samsung could be working on some sort of location-focused messaging app—called “Uhssup.” First spotted by the Dutch outlet Let’s Go Digital, filings with…

Gadgets Rhett Jones Jan 31

December 28th 2017

Apple Keeps Losing Legal Battles to an Italian Company Called ‘Steve Jobs’

When two brothers from Naples decided to stop doing fashion design for other companies and start a brand of their own, they went hunting for an attention-grabbing name. They discovered that “Steve Jobs” wasn’t trademarked and decided on that. Now, a protracted legal battle has come to an end, and they have big plans for…

Tech News Rhett Jones Dec 28

April 9th 2017

Video Game Maker Sparks Outrage With Trademark of ‘Cyberpunk’

Video game fans have been anticipating the latest franchise from CD Projekt Red, Cyberpunk 2077, for years. But only recently did it come to light that the makers of The Witcher franchise had trademarked the term “Cyberpunk” and this week some fans cried foul. Now, the developer is insisting that everything is ok and they’ll…

Tech News Rhett Jones Apr 9

March 27th 2017

Archie Comics Is Trying to Trademark the Cute Couple Names for Betty and Jughead

In Riverdale, the lovely insanity that is the TV version of Archie, Betty Cooper (Lili Reinhart) and Jughead Jones (Cole Sprouse) are together. And, in this day and age, a relationship means a portmanteau couple name. Since no one can agree on just one for these two, Archie Comics just went ahead and filed a…

Television Katharine Trendacosta Mar 27

March 23rd 2017

Update: Whoops, the ‘Trump Cat’ Site We Wrote About Appears to Be a Troll

Update: After looking into the site’s registration date and the supposed timeline of The Trump Organization’s cease and desist letters, Gizmodo has serious doubts about the veracity of this story, which appears to be a massive troll. We’re sorry, and we’ll do better. https://gizmodo.com/it-sure-looks-like-that-viral-trump-cat-site-is-a-massi-1793562093 Y Combinator’s Sam Altman recently called Trump “the Silicon Valley candidate”…

Tech News Rhett Jones Mar 23

June 10th 2016

Citigroup Is Suing AT&T For Using the Word ‘Thanks’ Because Citi Trademarked It

Back in 2010, the US Patent and Trademark Office granted Citigroup a trademark for “thankyou,” which the company uses for credit card services. Today the company is suing AT&T over its own use of the terms “thanks” and “thanks AT&T.” Check the date, because this isn’t April Fool’s. Earlier this month AT&T announced a new…

Tech News Matt Novak Jun 10

February 1st 2016

Blogger Reacts to the Popular YouTubers Who Want to Trademark the Word ‘React’

The Fine Brothers pissed off a lot whole lot of people when they announced a bold new scheme to trademark the word “react” last week. I’m one of those people, and I don’t even have any aspirations to be a YouTube star. I just hate greedy idiots. You can’t trademark the word “react.” Sure, the…

Tech News Adam Clark Estes Feb 1

December 4th 2015

Why Twitter’s Trying to Trademark “Subtweet”

Twitter has filed an application with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) to trademark “subtweet.” A subtweet, for the mercifully uninformed, is a passive-aggressive tweet that mentions someone without using their Twitter name. Before anyone goes around screaming about how this means Twitter now owns the word, that’s not how trademark works. The…

Tech News Katharine Trendacosta Dec 4

Trademark

Who Owns ‘Telepathy’?

Trump Guitars Slapped With Cease and Desist for Copying Gibson Design: Report

No More (Super) Heroes: Marvel and DC Lose Trademark for ‘Superhero’

A Company Named X Social Media Is Suing X Corp, a Company Formerly Named Twitter

Trademark Disputes Could Mean Elon’s ‘X’ Is Already Fxxked

Smucker’s Goes After Small Business Making Crustless Sandwiches for Trademark Infringement

Supreme Court to Take on Jack Daniel’s Dispute Against Parody Dog Toy Maker

‘No Mere Monkey Business:’ Bored Ape Maker Accuses Conceptual Artist of Trademark Infringement

A Metal Guitarist Tried to Name His Band ‘Doomscroll,’ But Was Stopped by the Creator of Doom

The U.S. Space Force Is Losing a Trademark Battle With Netflix’s Space Force

Facebook Is Suing Four Chinese Companies for Allegedly Selling Fake Accounts

T-Mobile Parent Company Hits Small Business With Cease and Desist Letter For Having a Pink Logo

Apparently Drowsy Samsung Files Trademark for Social Network Called ‘Uhssup’

Apple Keeps Losing Legal Battles to an Italian Company Called ‘Steve Jobs’

Video Game Maker Sparks Outrage With Trademark of ‘Cyberpunk’

Archie Comics Is Trying to Trademark the Cute Couple Names for Betty and Jughead

Update: Whoops, the ‘Trump Cat’ Site We Wrote About Appears to Be a Troll

Citigroup Is Suing AT&T For Using the Word ‘Thanks’ Because Citi Trademarked It

Blogger Reacts to the Popular YouTubers Who Want to Trademark the Word ‘React’

Why Twitter’s Trying to Trademark “Subtweet”

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