Jan 30, 2020 Just One Week In Cannabis And Trademarks By Kimberly Maynard While searching for a good topic this week, I noticed a trio of recent lawsuits that provide a good overview of the increased role...
Jan 30, 2020 What Does Brexit Mean For Your UK Trademark Rights? By Kimberly Maynard Well, it’s here. Tomorrow, January 31, 2020, the UK will formally withdraw from the European Union, and brand owners who have relied on...
Jan 27, 2020 It's High Time to Decide Whether Use of Third Party Trademark on a Restored Watch Infringes By Danielle Maggiacomo When is it OK to use a third party’s trademark in connection with your own products or services? That is one of the questions presented...
Jan 24, 2020 Recent Suit By US Olympic Committee Is Excellent Reminder Of Special Protection Afforded To The Words “Olympic” and “Paralympic” By Kimberly Maynard The United States Olympic Committee filed a federal lawsuit this week accusing a sports psychologist of violating the Ted Stevens Olympic...
Jan 23, 2020 Fair Use and Fanatic Fans By Brian Murphy I took this photo at a Robyn concert I attended last March at Madison Square Garden: While my seats afforded me only a so-so sight-line...
Jan 14, 2020 Founder of L.A. Guns Band and Ex-Drummer Face-Off Over Rights to L.A. GUNS Trademark By Kimberly Maynard Tracii Guns, the founding member of and lead guitarist for the hard rock band L.A. Guns, filed a lawsuit in California accusing ex-member...
Jan 09, 2020 Ongoing Trademark Dispute Between Brewery and Winery May Boil Down to Priority By Kimberly Maynard As the numbers of breweries, wineries, and distilleries have grown over the last few years, so have the number of clashes between the...
Jan 06, 2020 The Murkiness of the Public Domain By Brian Murphy When the ball dropped in Times Square on New Year's eve, George Gershwin's composition "Rhapsody in Blue," along with most other works...