IP Law 360

JANUARY 23, 2024

Former World Wrestling Entertainment star Dwayne Johnson on Tuesday obtained all the intellectual property rights associated with "The Rock" trademark and was named to WWE parent company TKO Group Holdings Inc.'s s board of directors, the company announced.

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IPilogue

OCTOBER 1, 2022

District Court for the Central District of California against Katherine Von Drachenberg, famously known as Kat Von D (“Kat Von D”), and her companies Kat Von D, Inc. and High Voltage Tattoo, Inc. Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. , Supreme Court in The Andy Warhol Foundation for The Visual Arts, Inc.

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The IP Law Blog

OCTOBER 13, 2022

District Court for the Southern District of Illinois for depicting tattoos that are actually on World Wrestling Entertainment wrestler Randy Orton in the video game WWE 2K. WWE and Take Two then released wrestling video games “WWE 2K16”, “WWE 2K17”, and “WWE 2K18”, all of which featured Orton depicted with his tattoos.

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IPilogue

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

However, this moment was quickly met with disappointment after Angelina Jolie stepped out on the red carpet a month later for the world premiere of her new movie Eternals. In 2009, the Hudson’s Bay Company (HBC) mass-produced sweaters as part of their official merchandise for the 2010 Vancouver Olympics. Of note, in DRG Inc.

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LexBlog IP

OCTOBER 13, 2022

District Court for the Southern District of Illinois for depicting tattoos that are actually on World Wrestling Entertainment wrestler Randy Orton in the video game WWE 2K. Oracle America Inc., Tattoo artist Catherine Alexander sued Take-Two and 2K Games in the U.S. However, the jury did get instructions on fair use.

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