In this edition of the KLJ Blog, Staff Editor Barrett Block analyzes Steven Madden, Ltd. v. Jasmin Larian, LLC and explains why Cult Gaia's trade dress infringement claim ought to fail.

In today's edition of the KLJ Blog, Staff Editor Nicole Pottinger examines the issue of verb appropriation in trademark law, and considers the difficulties companies, such as Google, may face in maintaining their registrations.