Month: October 2025

Trade Dress, Trademarks, Uncategorized

Painting the Brand: When a Color Becomes a Trademark

Which of these colors is a registered trademark? a. Green Medical Gloves b. Chocolate Ice-cream Brown c. Barbie Pink Doll Packaging d. Cheerio Yellow Cereal Box e. All of the Above f. Colors Cannot be Trademarks       Answer: c. Barbie Pink! Yep, a color can function as a trademark. But here’s the catch: most attempts to claim a color don’t work. Courts are … Continue reading Painting the Brand: When a Color Becomes a Trademark

Adelyn Schmidt
Why Loyola

An Unexpected Route: How Rejection Altered My IP Journey

The Rejection Waitlisted. Well, technically not waitlisted. The email for the specialized intellectual property (“IP”) Legal Writing course called me “an alternate.” In my head, that was the same as being rejected. Alas, I gave up on my career aspirations in IP before the first day of law school. I’m kidding. In part. The rejection did happen. But, that rejection was actually the beginning of … Continue reading An Unexpected Route: How Rejection Altered My IP Journey

Jacob Yeskis