IP & Media Law Updates

9/27/2021 2:37:37 PM

Another Failed Stunt: Court Dismisses Evel Knievel Brand Owner’s Claims Against Disney in Toy Story 4 Lawsuit

By Kimberly Maynard

Duke Caboom, the stuntman character in Disney’s Toy Story 4, may have been inspired by 1960s real-life daredevil Evel Knievel or by the...

2/9/2021 12:00:00 AM

By Kristina D'Angelo

Since its creation in the 1980s, the Rubik’s Cube puzzle has become one of the best-selling – and depending on who you ask, one of the...

7/29/2020 7:21:54 PM

By Matthew Samet

In a 46-page opinion issued this week, U.S. District Court Judge Christina A. Snyder of the Central District of California denied a...

6/1/2020 8:37:41 PM

By Matthew Samet

Last week, a decade-long trademark lawsuit met its end when the Ninth Circuit affirmed a non-infringement judgment for Jim Beam, the...

4/21/2020 11:48:21 PM

By Dorna Mohaghegh

The fight over the Franzia's use of RICH & BUTTERY in connection with its boxed Chardonnay continues. If you're just joining us, we're...

4/4/2020 1:45:30 AM

By Dorna Mohaghegh

The maker of popular boxed wine brand Franzia is on the receiving end of a pair of lawsuits from JaM Cellars Inc. alleging that Franzia's...