Sorry about the headline. We could not help ourselves. In a rare move, a Federal Circuit Court has over-ruled the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. St. Helena Hospital had applied for the trademark “TAKETEN” and the Trademark Office denied the registration, claiming it was too similar to a current trademark, “Take 10!”
Male jurors, at least. Victoria's Secret is suing CafePress, an online seller of consumer-designed products, claiming infringement of Victoria’s Secret’s trademarks. In the lawsuit, Victoria’s Secrets claims that CafePress is selling women's apparel that are “knockoffs and/or counterfeit versions” of Victoria’s Secret products.
Nike claims that three of its former star shoe designers stole a "treasure trove" of trade secrets when they left earlier this year to work for Nike’s rival, Adidas. Nike has filed a lawsuit in Oregon claiming that three of its former designers – Denis Dekovic, Marc Dolce and Mark Miner – conspired to set up their own design studio, then convinced Adidas to engage them with the promise to provide Adidas with insider Nike design details and product plans. Pretty sneaky. Sorry, we could not help ourselves.