From the initial design plans, to the choice and fabrication of materials, to the finished project, there are many components of a construction or infrastructure project that can give rise to intellectual property (“IP”)...more
1/21/2022
/ Construction Industry ,
Construction Project ,
Copyright ,
Defend Trade Secrets Act (DTSA) ,
Design Patent ,
Design Professionals ,
General Contractors ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Patents ,
Risk Management ,
Trade Secrets ,
Trademarks ,
Utility Patents
In the much-anticipated Hasbro Inc. v. EUIPO (T-663/19) decision, the General Court of the European Union announced a new approach to evaluating bad faith in trademark filings and signaled a more aggressive stance toward the...more
One of the many reasons the year 2020 will be memorable is for the social justice movements and demonstrations that have inspired a flood of new trademark applications with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
A recent...more
Throughout Minnesota’s COVID-related peacetime emergency, residential evictions have been generally prohibited in order to minimize community spread of the virus and to reduce displacement and homelessness. Although it...more
8/5/2020
/ Commercial Leases ,
Commercial Property Owners ,
Commercial Tenants ,
Contract Negotiations ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Eviction ,
Executive Orders ,
Landlords ,
Moratorium ,
Relief Measures ,
Rent ,
Residential Leases
After receiving a wave of backlash against the decision to name her new shapewear line “Kimono” – as in the name for the traditional Japanese garment – Kim Kardashian has recently relented from adopting the term as a part of...more
In the magical land of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, a new chapter has been added to the trademark fairytale: consumers may have a real interest in preventing the exclusive appropriation of merely descriptive or...more
Earlier this month Brett Kavanaugh was nominated to be the next United States Supreme Court justice. If confirmed, he will replace the retiring Justice Anthony Kennedy. ...more
The women’s hosiery powerhouse, Spanx, is being sued for allegedly copying designs of a small shapewear company (R and A Synergy, LLC, v. Spanx, Inc., (C.D. Cal. 2017)). In the Complaint filed on December 21, 2017 in the...more
1/24/2018
/ Copyright Infringement ,
Copyright Litigation ,
Design Patent ,
Fashion Branding ,
Fashion Industry ,
Infringement ,
Patents ,
Trade Dress ,
Trademark Application ,
Trademarks ,
Unfair Competition ,
Utility Patents
Earlier this month, four Los Angeles-based graffiti artists, “Rime,” “Host18,” “Taboo” and “Reme” filed suit against the Vince Camuto fashion house and related entities alleging copyright infringement for “inexplicably...more
This week we celebrated the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Dr. King’s mission was to teach our nation the value of tolerance and mutual respect regardless of each person’s differences. These lessons still ring...more
On June 22, 2016, the South Texas College of Law announced that it was changing its name to Houston College of Law. This seems like a natural choice, as the school is based in Houston and is a stand-alone institution not...more
After visiting Rio to experience the Olympic Games a few weeks ago, I still feel like a winner. One athlete who won big in Rio was Usain Bolt, who took home three medals in three Track and Field events during the Games this...more
In another episode involving the First Amendment and the Lanham Act, Twentieth Century Fox’s “Empire” notched a win for the First Amendment. In Twentieth Century Fox Television, et al. v. Empire Distribution Inc. the United...more