The IP Law Blog

JUNE 9, 2023

Scott Hervey and Tara Sattler talk about the protectability of short phrases on this episode of The Briefing by the IP Law Blog. While iconic catchphrases from TV and film can hold significant equity, protection of them can be spotty. Watch this episode on the Weintraub YouTube channel.

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The IP Law Blog

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

The Supreme Court will bring finality to several IP disputes this year. Scott Hervey and Josh Escovedo provide an overview of the trademark and copyright cases to watch on this episode of The Briefing by the IP Law Blog. Josh wrote about these cases on The IP Law Blog here.

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The IP Law Blog

JANUARY 20, 2023

Trademarks perform a number of important functions. Scott Hervey and Josh Escovedo discuss the spectrum of trademark strength in this episode of The Briefing by the IP Law Blog. Listen to this podcast episode here. Watch this episode here:

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The IP Law Blog

APRIL 14, 2023

The NFL and Las Vegas Raiders threatened to sue a local law firm for trademark infringement, after the firm hired one of its athletes to appear in an advertisement with black and silver branding. Scott Hervey and Josh Escovedo talk about this dispute on this episode of The Briefing by the IP Law Blog.

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IPilogue

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

All eyes are on the court as they navigate this new digital terrain and attempt to balance the freedom rights of creators against the IP rights of consumer brands. On the other hand, the metaverse presents a new avenue for trademark infringement that is difficult to police, given the ever-evolving digital landscape.

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The IP Law Blog

MARCH 3, 2023

Rothschild found the artist’s ‘MetaBirkin’ NFTs constitutes trademark infringement and trademark dilution. Scott Hervey and Josh Escovedo talk about this case on this episode of The Briefing by the IP Law Blog. Listen to this podcast episode here. Watch this episode on the Weintraub YouTube channel here:

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The IP Law Blog

MAY 12, 2023

Popular food chains Chipotle and Sweetgreen settled a trademark dispute relating to Sweetgreen’s use of ‘CHIPOTLE’ on its menu. Scott Hervey and Josh Escovedo talk about this dispute on this episode of The Briefing by the IP Law Blog. Watch this episode on the Weintraub YouTube channel.

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The IP Law Blog

APRIL 28, 2023

Jack Daniels case, in which the whiskey company accused the dog toy maker of infringing its trademark with its whiskey bottle chew toy. Scott Hervey and Josh Escovedo discuss this dispute in this episode of The Briefing by the IP Law Blog. Watch this episode on the Weintraub YouTube channel.

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The IP Law Blog

JANUARY 13, 2023

An 11th Circuit Opinion in the ‘Floribama Shore’ trademark case provides guidance on establishing artistic relevance under the Rogers Test. Scott Hervey and Josh Escovedo talk about this case in this episode of The Briefing by the IP Law Blog. Listen to this podcast episode of here. Watch this episode here:

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The IP Law Blog

MAY 26, 2023

Major League Baseball player Aaron Judge went before the Trademark Trial and Appeals Board to block a person’s attempt to secure trademark rights for slogans that play on his name. Scott Hervey and Josh Escovedo discuss this dispute on this episode of The Briefing by the IP Law Blog.

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The IP Law Blog

MARCH 31, 2023

The United States Patent and Trademark office has suspended action on trademark applications targeting the names of public figures. Scott Hervey and Josh Escovedo talk about this case on this episode of The Briefing by the IP Law Blog. Listen to this podcast episode here.

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The IP Law Blog

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

A law firm has filed a trademark infringement lawsuit against its namesake. Scott Hervey and Josh Escovedo discuss this case in this installment of The Briefing by the IP Law Blog. Listen to this podcast episode here. Watch this episode here:

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The IP Law Blog

JANUARY 6, 2023

The Supreme Court granted Jack Daniel’s petition for certiorari and will hear the trademark infringement case involving a parody dog chew toy that resembles the Jack Daniel’s Whiskey Bottle. Scott Hervey and Josh Escovedo discuss this latest development in this episode of The Briefing by the IP Law Blog.

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LexBlog IP

APRIL 17, 2023

The recently published Draft Amendment to the Chinese Trademark Law is proposing the introduction of important changes to the current trademark system in China. The draft Article 18 Trademark Law correctly removes the distinction between registered and unregistered well-known marks. For example, the actual art.

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The IP Law Blog

OCTOBER 14, 2022

In this episode of The Briefing by the IP Law Blog , Scott Hervey and Josh Escovedo discuss a recent episode of Marvel’s “She-Hulk: Attorney at Law” and the accuracy of a trademark infringement case featured on the show. Listen to this podcast episode here. Watch this episode here:

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

.” In other words, they sought to establish (using centuries-old chattel-based theft doctrines rather than trademark law) that a trademark owner has the unrestricted right to shut down anyone using their trademarks, even if no consumers are harmed. to see if it could find some soft spot in Georgia state law.

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The IP Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

In this episode of The Briefing by the IP Law Blog , Scott Hervey and Josh Escovedo discuss a Trademark dispute between toy maker Mattel and Rap Snacks after the snack company launched ‘Barbie-Que Chips’ in collaboration with rapper Nicki Minaj. Listen to this podcast episode here. Watch this episode here: .

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The IP Law Blog

APRIL 21, 2023

The Anne of Green Gables Licensing Authority is accusing a New York theater production company of trademark infringement for producing a show titled ‘Anne of Green Gables – The Musical.’ Scott Hervey and Josh Escovedo talk about this dispute on this episode of The Briefing by the IP Law Blog.

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The IP Law Blog

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

In this episode of The Briefing by the IP Law Blog , Scott Hervey and Josh Escovedo discuss developments in the trademark dispute between NBA star Luka Doncic and his mother. Listen to the podcast episode here. Watch this episode here:

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The IP Law Blog

DECEMBER 23, 2022

trademark in a foreign territory. Scott Hervey and Josh Escovedo discuss this case in this episode of The Briefing by the IP Law Blog. Supreme Court will weigh in on the reach of the Lanham Act and whether it can protect against the infringement of a U.S. Listen to this podcast episode here.

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The IP Law Blog

OCTOBER 28, 2022

In this episode of The Briefing by the IP Law Blog , Scott Hervey and Josh Escovedo discuss a trademark dispute between NBA Star Luka Doncic and his mother. Listen to this episode here. Read more about this case here. Watch this episode here:

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IPilogue

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Jamaica seems to be just one of many jurisdictions without a searchable online trademark database. Loophole or fair strategy? One concern is that smaller companies in the U.S. without the means to exploit this method cannot enjoy this competitive advantage as technology giants could.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MARCH 8, 2024

[These are my rough-draft talk notes from a recent workshop of trademark law professors.] The SAD Scheme involves a trademark owner suing dozens/hundreds of defendants using a sealed complaint, getting an ex parte TRO, and then having the online marketplaces freeze the defendants’ accounts and money. Alibaba N.D.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MARCH 6, 2024

Tomelleri (who has appeared on this blog before ) illustrates fishes (see court exhibit on the right). He sued a print-on-demand service (Sunfrog) over alleged IP violations of his illustrations. New practice area alert for law students: the specialty niche of fish artists asserting IP claims against print-on-demand services.

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IPilogue

OCTOBER 7, 2021

The court ultimately decided against the band because “Aboriginal rights are outside the scope of trademark law.”. Cases like this raise questions about the scope of intellectual property (IP) law in Canada.

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LexBlog IP

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

With more individuals and businesses entering the cannabis sector, there has been an increased interest in what kind of trademark protections a cannabis business can obtain. To read more, you can access the article here.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

DECEMBER 24, 2022

Commercial exploitation of Santa Clause depicted in any unique way can be done without attracting IP violations as no particular person or entity owns the character of Santa Claus. has several registered trademarks depicting various creative images of Santa Claus. Most trademarks registered in the U.S

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Kashishipr

AUGUST 25, 2021

A critical issue to be addressed is whether these limited-edition products can get protection under Intellectual Property (IP) law, just as regular products do, and if yes, then which is the most appropriate form of IP Protection ? Protection for Limited Edition Products under Trademark Law.

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IP Tech Blog

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Paolo will discuss how to protect your IP in China, sharing insights on the new trademark law proposal, as well as current counterfeiting trends and strategies for how to combat them. The in-person event will take place in Milan on October 12; details and registration are available here.

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Likelihood of Confusion

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

Partridge, a partner at the firm that bears the name of my old trademark professor and author of the Guiding Rights Blog [link is dead – RDC], has written. The post Changing the IP Mentality appeared first on LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION™.

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IPilogue

MARCH 21, 2023

The IP Innovation Clinic, the first student-based clinic of its kind in Canada, is seeking law students from Osgoode Hall Law School to provide assistance to under-resourced inventors, entrepreneurs and start-up companies with their innovation and commercialization activities. reviewing patent specifications, etc.)

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IPilogue

JANUARY 14, 2022

Pina D’Agostino is the Founder and Director of IP Osgoode, the IP Intensive Program, and the IP Innovation Clinic, the Founder and Editor-in-Chief of the IPilogue, the Deputy Editor of the Intellectual Property Journal, and an Associate Professor at Osgoode Hall Law School. Trademark Law. Copyright Law.

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The IP Law Blog

JUNE 10, 2022

In this episode of The Briefing by the IP Law Blog , Scott Hervey and Josh Escovedo provide an update on the dispute between the original USFL and Fox, over the network’s attempt to revive the football league. Watch this episode on the Weintraub YouTube channel, here.

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The IP Law Blog

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

In this episode of the Briefing from the IP Law Blog , Scott Hervey and Josh Escovedo discuss the latest developments in the trademark dispute between the Cleveland Guardians Baseball Company – formally the Cleveland Indians – and the Cleveland Roller Derby. Read more about the lawsuit on the IP Law Blog, here.

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The IP Law Blog

JUNE 23, 2023

Supreme Court will hear the USPTO’s appeal of a Federal Circuit ruling that allows individuals to register trademarks using the name of a living person without their consent. Scott Hervey and Tara Sattler discuss this on this episode of The Briefing. Watch this episode on the Weintraub YouTube channel.

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IPilogue

MARCH 21, 2023

The IP Innovation Clinic, the first student-based clinic of its kind in Canada, is seeking law students from Osgoode Hall Law School to provide assistance to under-resourced inventors, entrepreneurs and start-up companies with their innovation and commercialization activities. reviewing patent specifications, etc.)

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The IP Law Blog

JUNE 2, 2023

The Trademark Trial and Appeals Board denied an application to register a trademark for essential oil dispensers meant to fill smoking devices with cannabis-based oils. Scott Hervey and Tara Sattler talk about this case on this episode of The Briefing. Watch this episode on the Weintraub YouTube channel.

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