What are the hazards of attempting to enforce a weak trademark?

A romance novelist took out a trademark for the word “cocky,” then attempted to enforce this mark against fellow authors. What unfolded became known as #CockyGate. Our NYC trademark and service mark lawyers explain the facts of...

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Under what circumstances is it legal to trademark a person’s name?

Blac Chyna, the rumored fiancé of Robert Kardashian, with whom she shares a child, was recently denied trademark protection for the name “Angela Kardashian.”  Chyna, whose legal name is Angela White, filed a trademark petition in May of 2016 seeking to...

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