IST Entertainment has challenged One Hundred‘s (THE BOYZ‘s new agency) claims regarding the ongoing trademark rights dispute. In a recent statement, the group’s soon-to-be former company accuses their new agency of lying and reporting misinformation about the negotiations and their requests. | IST Entertainment According to IST Entertainment, they had offered the trademark rights for […]
THE BOYZ Lose Trademark Rights Due To Their Agency’s “Unreasonable Terms”
After weeks of speculation, THE BOYZ‘s negotiations for trademark rights with their soon-to-be former agency IST Entertainment have fallen through. | IST Entertainment On December 4, THE BOYZ’s new agency, One Hundred, announced that efforts to secure the group’s trademark had failed due to IST Entertainment’s allegedly excessive demands. One Hundred stated that the conditions proposed by […]
Internal blog post reveals Automattic’s plan to enforce the WordPress trademark using ‘nice and not nice lawyers’
Matt Mullenweg, the WordPress co-founder and Automattic CEO, has been embroiled in a very public and legal fight with WP Engine these last few weeks over the use of WordPress as a trademark, and fees Automattic believes WP Engine owes to the WordPress project – sparring that has resulted in WP Engine issuing legal demands […]
Legal ping-pong in the WordPress world continues as Automattic sends WP Engine a cease-and-desist letter alleging trademark infringement
The brouhaha in the WordPress community looks likely to escalate into a legal battle around trademarks. Just a day after WordPress hosting service WP Engine sent a cease-and-desist notice to Automattic asking its CEO to stop publicly trashing WP Engine, now Automattic has sent its own cease-and-desist letter to WP Engine, saying the latter has […]
Stephen Curry Nuit Nuit shirts, explained: Why Warriors star filed trademark for phrase after Paris Olympics
With iconic performances in the semifinal and gold medal games, Stephen Curry put his signature on the Paris Olympics. Of course, Curry topped off his signature performances with his signature celebration. After draining his final dagger 3 in the gold medal game, Curry went with his signature “Night Night” celebration to signal the end of […]