Trademarks, Celebrity Endorsements

MarkIt to Market® - September 2023

Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C. on 9/29/2023

Thank you for reading the September 2023 issue of Sterne Kessler's MarkIt to Market® newsletter. This month, we discuss the significant revisions to the FTC's guidelines for endorsements and examine the benefits of design...more

Hehe, not Hehe: Meme marketing & advertising law in Canada

Smart & Biggar on 5/5/2023

If a picture is worth a thousand words, that makes a meme worth about 50 tweets. It’s therefore no surprise that so many companies are interested in leveraging memes in marketing. But as with all advertising, certain rules...more

The Pitch - April 2023

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP on 4/20/2023

The Pitch newsletter is a monthly update of legal issues and news affecting or related to the music, film and television, fine arts, media, professional athletics, eSports, and gaming industries. The Pitch features a diverse...more

AD-ttorneys@law - February 2023

BakerHostetler on 2/10/2023

Game Developer Dodges Loot Box Suit - In-app epi-games are not the same as slot machines, court says. Again with the Noises and Bright Lights - It’s been a while since we reported on defendant Supercell’s...more

Sports & Entertainment Spotlight: Damar Hamlin Files for ‘Did We Win?’ Trademark

Foster Garvey PC on 1/13/2023

Welcome back to the Spotlight! We find ourselves at an interesting moment where, on the one hand, tech companies are laying off tens of thousands of workers apiece in the face of economic headwinds, Elon Musk claims from...more

Branding the Future: Advertising Law, the Metaverse, and NFTs - Part 2

Venable LLP on 8/31/2022

In Part 1 of our two-part series about advertising in the metaverse, we summarized its history, discussed its broad implications, and analyzed the attention regulators are giving to false advertising in this area. In...more

Sports & Entertainment Spotlight: Hailey Bieber’s Skincare Company 'Rhode' Is Being Haled Into Court to Answer Trademark...

Foster Garvey PC on 6/24/2022

Welcome back to the "Spotlight" – this being the very first and certainly not the last of Summer 2022. That’s right, folks. Although I expect my readership numbers to swoon to “spouse-and-blood-relative” levels, I will still...more

Sports & Entertainment Spotlight: Speedo Drops Russian Olympian Swimmer Evgeny Rylov's Sponsorship for Supporting Vladimir Putin,...

Foster Garvey PC on 3/25/2022

Welcome back to the "Sports & Entertainment Spotlight." We’re just one week into March Madness, and already my predictions from last week are coming to fruition (if only I had the same luck picking winners of the games...more

Sports & Entertainment Spotlight: University of Connecticut Women’s Basketball Guard Paige Bueckers Takes Full Advantage of NIL...

Foster Garvey PC on 3/11/2022

Welcome back to the...— Is there anything you want to say to me? ...Are you sure...? ...You forgot, didn’t you...? Well let me remind you... It’s the first anniversary of this often irreverent, at times poignant,...more

Sports & Entertainment Spotlight: Neil Young’s Song Catalog Removed From Spotify After a Public Ultimatum Over COVID-19...

Foster Garvey PC on 1/28/2022

After a compelling weekend of playoff football in the NFL, in which all four of the matchups came down to the final play of each game (serving to drive even more eyeballs to the NFL in what has been a fruitful season for the...more

Roller Derby Team Sues Cleveland Guardians for Alleged Trademark Infringement Over Use of Team Name

Foster Garvey PC on 11/1/2021

Back to our regularly scheduled programming: Fresh off of my paternity leave in which feeding and putting to sleep my baby was my charge, I have the distinct privilege of resuming my commentary portion of the Spotlight. With...more

Sports & Entertainment Spotlight: What the Supreme Court Ruling in Alston v. NCAA Means for the Future of College Sports

Foster Garvey PC on 6/24/2021

“The NCAA is not above the law.” Those seven words capped Justice Brett Kavanaugh’s searing concurring opinion issued in connection with Monday’s (June 21) unanimous (9-0) U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Alston v. National...more

Sports & Entertainment Spotlight - May 2021 #2

Foster Garvey PC on 5/14/2021

The word of the week for this edition is “credibility.” In the courts of law and public opinion, credibility (or the quality of being trusted and believed in) is everything. Just ask famed Triple Crown horse trainer Bob...more

Sports & Entertainment Spotlight - April 2021 #3

Foster Garvey PC on 4/15/2021

“Happy” Tax Day to those of you here in the United States celebrating/commiserating (noting of course that certain taxpayers have until May 17 to file their returns this year). Like taxes, this installment of the Spotlight...more

Intellectual Property Bulletin - Fall 2020

Fenwick & West LLP on 12/1/2020

In This Issue - The Evolving Relationship Between Brands and Athletes: What Comes Next - The dominance of social media allows individuals, including athletes and other influencers, to build their personal brand within the...more

Punitive Damages Claim Plucked from Brooke Shields Eyebrow Lawsuit

ArentFox Schiff on 8/13/2019

Despite a recent setback, a right of publicity lawsuit filed by the actress Brooke Shields against a cosmetics company and several major retailers will proceed in California state court....more

11th Circuit Decides Dispute on Kardashian’s Beauty Mark

Knobbe Martens on 6/7/2019

The Kardashian sisters were the celebrity endorsers for a cosmetic line previously called “Khroma Beauty” that was created and marketed by Boldface....more

Germany: Influencers, distinctiveness and reputation. A translation round-up

Hogan Lovells on 11/30/2018

The following short posts covering competition issues in influencer advertising, trademark distinctiveness for media services and limitations to the power of reputation are translated from our German language blog. ...more

Like It or Love It: How Not to Get Pinned (Legally) When Using Social Media to Promote Your Brand

Buchalter on 8/16/2017

Twitter®, Instagram®, Facebook®, Pinterest® and other social media websites and apps are great ways to interact with friends, family and potential customers. They are great avenues for advertising and promotion of one’s...more

To Tweet or Not to Tweet: Social Media and Intellectual Property Issues

Knobbe Martens on 10/21/2015

Social media platforms are very useful, but they also create legal issues. Without question, social media has changed the way businesses communicate with their clients and consumers. Likewise, social media has changed the way...more

Air Jordan Grounded in China

Weintraub Tobin on 8/3/2015

Michael Jordan is considered by many to be the greatest basketball player of all time. Beyond his five MVP trophies and six NBA championship rings, however Jordan also was the one of the most widely marketed athletic...more

Rights in Bob Marley's name and likeness trump free speech where defence not properly pleaded | World Trademark Review

Knobbe Martens on 5/14/2015

Fifty-Six Hope Road is a company run by some of Bob Marley's children, and it owns the property rights to Bob Marley's name, voice and likeness. Hope Road licensed Zion Rootswear the exclusive right to use Marley's name and...more

Three Point Shot - April 2013

Proskauer Rose LLP on 4/30/2013

The (Gold) Gloves Are Off - Cincinnati Reds second baseman Brandon Phillips has a lot to say. He's well-known for being outspoken, and he's a prolific tweeter on his @DatDudeBP account, which boasts over 650,000...more

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