Law360, New York (July 5, 2017, 3:34 PM EDT) — From karaoke tracks to SpongeBob Squarepants to Google to the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision on the Slants and the Redskins, it was an action-packed first half of 2017 in the world of trademark law. As we head into the back half of the year, here are the seven...

Law360, Los Angeles (June 13, 2017, 7:10 PM EDT) — A California federal judge tentatively ruled Tuesday that Dan Aykroyd’s Crystal Head Vodka company is entitled to a U.S. sales ban and $870,000 in disgorged profits from a spirits rival that knocked off its iconic bottle — short of the worldwide ban and $13 million...

A tequila company ripped off the distinctive skull-shaped bottle of comedy legend Dan Aykroyd’s Crystal Head Vodka, a California federal jury found on Wednesday, handing Crystal Head and its attorneys at Berg & Androphy and Bird Marella a win in a trade dress infringement suit. The jury delivered a unanimous verdict in favor of Crystal Head...

Dan Aykroyd’s Crystal Head Vodka emerged victorious Wednesday in a Los Angeles federal trademark dispute with a tequila company over skull-shaped bottles that each brand uses to distribute their spirits. In its lawsuit, Crystal Head maker Globefill Inc. — which is majority owned by the “Ghostbusters” star — alleged that Kah Tequila’s packaging was a...