In this episode, Austin Padgett and Rusty Close venture into the dynamic world of guitar pedals, focusing on the iconic Klon Centaur and its creator's legal showdown with Behringer's Centaur Overdrive. While many Klon...more
8/12/2025
/ Counterfeiting ,
Intellectual Property Litigation ,
Lanham Act ,
Likelihood of Confusion ,
Music Industry ,
Trade Dress ,
Trademark Enforcement ,
Trademark Infringement ,
Trademark Litigation ,
Trademarks ,
Unfair Competition
You have a brand—a trademark—for your business. Perhaps it is a word, phrase, symbol, design, or a combination of these that identifies and distinguishes the source of goods or services. At its heart, trademark law is...more
In this episode, Austin Padgett and Rusty Close delve back into the ongoing legal battle known as the "Cooler Wars" between YETI and RTIC. In Part 2, they discuss the various intellectual property strategies YETI employed to...more
In this episode, Rusty Close and Austin Padgett discuss what happens when a trademark becomes so common and descriptive that it reaches the point of being generic. They explore how trademark owners can protect their...more
In this episode, Rusty Close and Austin Padgett discuss trademarks and why the WWF, the World Wrestling Federation, rebranded itself as WWE, World Wrestling Entertainment.
No Infringement Intended, hosted by Rusty Close and...more
On January 2, 2021, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (Trademark Office) will introduce the modified and new trademark fees summarized below....more