Tag Archives: Trademark

Donald Trump’s social media operation appears to be facing significant money problems just as it lost a bid to obtain a trademark.

A major web-hosting operator claims Trump’s Truth Social owes some $1.6 million in contractually obligated payments, reports Fox Business — an allegation suggesting Truth Social’s finances are in “significant disarray.”

RightForge, a key Truth Social vendor and creditor, announced in October that it would host Truth Social and operate its web system. But now it claims Truth Social made only three monthly payments for the work and is threatening legal action, according to Fox Business.

Neither Truth Social nor RightForge CEO Martin Avila would discuss details, Fox reported.

In another setback this month, Truth Social’s application for a trademark…

Goldenvoice, the organizers of the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, are suing Live Nation Entertainment for contributory trademark infringement, Billboard reports.

Coachella Music Festival, LLC and Goldenvoice, LLC filed the complaint (viewed by Pitchfork) in a California federal court yesterday (December 13). Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. and the web hosting company Bluehost, Inc. are named as defendants.

In the lawsuit, Goldenvoice claims that a music festival called Coachella Day One 22 infringes upon its Coachella trademarks by using an event name, as well as advertising, promotional, and marketing materials that are “strikingly similar” to those used by Goldenvoice for Coachella.

The Coachella Day One 22 event is organized and promoted by the Twenty-Nine Palms Band of…

Notoriously litigious, Louis Vuitton Malletier (“Louis Vuitton”) aggressively polices unauthorized use of its famous marks, logos, and protected designs, especially in the digital age when selling counterfeit goods is as easy as setting up a website.

In 2006, Louis Vuitton discovered websites indirectly selling knock-off goods while using Louis Vuitton’s copyrighted images, designs, and trademarks without permission. Upon further inquiry, Louis Vuitton discovered the websites were using IP addresses assigned to Managed Solutions Group, Inc. (“MSG”) and Akanoc Solutions, Inc. (“Akanoc”), both of which are in the “web hosting” business. MSG leased…