Platinum-selling music artist Pitbull has received two trademark registrations for a signature yell used in his music. The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) issued two sound mark ...

As I recently noted in an article on trademarks in the U.S. and internationally, Metro-Goldin-Mayer and Pennsylvania State University are two entities in different, yet related, channels of trade ...

If you were thinking about borrowing Pitbull’s famous yell, you may be in for some legal trouble. The Miami-born performer has successfully trademarked the shout he uses on many of his recordings - ...

Indian brewing and distillation giant, United Breweries, has successfully secured a sound mark registration for the iconic Kingfisher jingle ‘Oo la la la la le o’, which was associated with the beer ...

In the application it filed with the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) last fall, Porsche went to great lengths to explain why its self-proclaimed “unusual” EV sound is different ...

Brands now have a better idea of what will pass the test after the EU General Court set a new threshold for distinctiveness, explains João Pereira Cabral of Inventa. On September 10, 2025, the EU ...

Sound marks continue to spark the interest of brand owners—particulary in competitive sectors such as food—but successful registration relies on inherent distinctiveness, explains Joana Fialho Pinto ...

Gang Hu of CCPIT Patent and Trademark Law Office takes a closer look at why it remains difficult to successfully apply for a sound trademark, using recent case studies and statistics As early as May 1 ...

India's trade mark registry granted its first sound mark in August this year. Ranjan Narula and Rachna Bakhru look at the implications for brand owners in the region Sound marks provide a very ...