The INTA Annual Meeting is here! As one of the largest gatherings of trademark professionals from around the world, the INTA Annual Meeting offers opportunities for networking, education, and collaboration. Against the...more
5/20/2024
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Copyright ,
Intellectual Property Litigation ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Right of Publicity ,
Trade Secrets ,
Trademark Cancellation ,
Trademark Ownership ,
Trademark Trial and Appeal Board ,
Trademarks ,
USPTO
New York Fashion Week (NYFW) officially kicks off today, February 7, 2020, with a week’s worth of captivating runway shows from top designers. The timing, however, could not be worse, since the 92nd Academy Awards is airing...more
2/7/2020
/ Copyright ,
Copyright Infringement ,
Copyright Litigation ,
Fashion Branding ,
Fashion Design ,
Fashion Industry ,
Instagram ,
Intellectual Property Litigation ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Luxury Goods ,
Photographs ,
The Copyright Act ,
Trademark Infringement ,
Trademark Litigation ,
Trademarks ,
Twitter ,
USPTO
If you haven’t heard already, New York Fashion Week is here! As usual, a lineup of awe-inspiring shows is expected to roll out over the next several days, as it does every September and February, highlighting the latest...more
2/11/2019
/ Copyright ,
Fashion Branding ,
Fashion Design ,
Fashion Industry ,
Heritage & Culture ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Trade Dress ,
Trademark Infringement ,
Trademark Litigation ,
Trademarks ,
USPTO ,
World Intellectual Property Organisation
You may think the phrase “million-dollar smile” is just a metaphor, but a smile could cost you millions of dollars in litigation damages if you aren’t careful, at least according to Nirvana LLC, the legal entity that owns the...more
1/22/2019
/ Copyright ,
Copyright Infringement ,
Copyright Litigation ,
Copyright Ownership ,
Copyright Registration ,
Intellectual Property Litigation ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Logos ,
Music Industry ,
Retailers ,
Trademark Infringement ,
Trademark Litigation ,
Trademark Ownership ,
Trademark Registration ,
Trademarks
New York Fashion Week (NYFW) 2018 kicks off on Thursday, February 8 through Friday, February 16, with a full schedule of exciting an exhilarating runway shows. This year’s designers include many of the usual faces, like Tom...more
I am certainly not the only person who has been lured into purchasing a too-good-to-be-true, deeply discounted product online, only to learn that what I actually purchased was a subscription to buy more stuff. Kate Hudson’s...more
The Supreme Court last week issued its long-awaited decision regarding patent exhaustion in Impression Products, Inc. v. Lexmark International. The decision, which overturns longstanding Federal Circuit precedent, curtails...more
6/9/2017
/ Breach of Contract ,
Exports ,
Foreign Sales ,
Imports ,
Impression Products v Lexmark International ,
IP License ,
Patent Exhaustion ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patents ,
Resales Agreements ,
SCOTUS ,
Single-Use/No Resale Restriction ,
Stream of Commerce
It’s that time of the year again when New York City becomes the most fashionable place on the planet. While I would argue that Manhattan is always fashionable, New York Fashion Week adds a bit of extra excitement, glamour and...more
2/8/2017
/ Adidas ,
Banana Republic ,
Copyright ,
Fashion Branding ,
Fashion Design ,
Fashion Industry ,
Kanye West ,
Katy Perry ,
L'Oreal ,
Lady Gaga ,
Popular ,
Trademark Infringement ,
Trademark Litigation ,
Trademarks ,
Wal-Mart
Some say “ah-sigh;” I say “ah-kai;” but apparently the proper pronunciation of “acai” — the so-called super berry — is actually “ah-sigh-ee.” Who knew? Acai berries are native to the Amazon rainforest and have been hailed...more
Let’s face it, we live in a food-crazed world. Our current preoccupation with food has less to do with eating it; we also are fascinated with looking at it. Posting photos of food on Instagram is now a universal pastime. ...more
As the U.S. and Cuba progress towards normalizing trade relations, many U.S. companies are contemplating whether it makes sense to do business in Cuba. While some companies already plan to enter the Cuban market, others have...more
Last month, a U.S. district court in Oregon granted Adidas’ motion for a preliminary injunction against U.S. footwear company Sketchers USA Inc., blocking Sketchers from selling, among other sneakers, a 3-stripe sneaker...more
This edition of Trademark and Copyright Law News is all about big ticket entertainment, sports and fashion events. We've kept busy this winter tracking the intellectual property disputes related to the Oscars, Super Bowl,...more
3/7/2016
/ Academy Awards ,
Copyright ,
DMCA ,
Fashion Branding ,
Fashion Design ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
NFL ,
Sports ,
Star Wars ,
Trademark Infringement ,
Trademarks
Designers like Alexander Wang, Rebecca Minkoff, and Michael Kors are all gearing up to premier their 2016 fall/winter collections this month during New York Fashion Week. Fashion Week draws more than 230,000 attendees each...more
2/8/2016
/ 3D Printing ,
Copyrightable Subject Matter ,
Counterfeiting ,
Design Patent ,
Fashion Design ,
Fashion Industry ,
Infringement ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Kanye West ,
Popular ,
Trademarks