The IPKat
JANUARY 5, 2023
Background Back in 2007, US company Zorro Productions sued CO.GE.DI. over a TV and radio advertisement which the latter had commissioned on behalf of bottled water brand Brio Blu. Said advertisement featured actor Max Tortora dressed up as popular character Zorro. Let’s see what happened.
Copyright Lately
JANUARY 31, 2023
British singer Rick Astley is best known for “ Never Gonna Give You Up ,” a song people voluntarily listened to in 1987 and were tricked into listening to in 2007. Astley’s lawyers look to be trying to expand the doctrine to encompass the reproduction and distribution of Astley’s voice in an expressive work.
This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.
Copyright Lately
OCTOBER 25, 2021
In 2007, Peter Gallagher (an author, not the dad on “The O.C.”) ” “The Little White Trip” (2007). affirmed the district court’s grant of summary judgment for the advertisers. A Cabin in the Woods. McDonald’s Corp.
LexBlog IP
JULY 21, 2021
In Europe and the United States at least, every trademark has at least three purposes: (1) It identifies the origin of a product or service; (2) It guarantees consistent quality of that good or service; (3) It serves as symbolic communication as a basis for publicity and advertising. World Intellect. 75, 79 (2020). ” Id. at 138-139.
Expert insights. Personalized for you.
138 
Let's personalize your content