Dear Rich IP Blog

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

Dear Rich: A company in Florida filed a trademark on "Louise Brooks" and has used that to remove all Louise Brooks items off of Etsy in order for its company to sell its own Louise Brooks products. The application seemed doomed in February 2019, when the USPTO trademark examiner issued a final office action (FOA) denying registration.

Public Domain 52

Public Domain Graphic Design Art Trademark 52

Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

JANUARY 22, 2024

This Act does not explicitly specify the inclusion or exclusion of personal names or surnames for trademark protection. The guiding norm in trademark law stipulates that a name or surname lacks eligibility for protection unless it carries distinctive characteristics.

Intellectual Property 76

Intellectual Property Registration Trademark Personality Rights 76

Copyright Lately

AUGUST 2, 2022

And unlike the vast majority of songwriters and performing artists who have relinquished ownership rights to musical publishers and record labels, Barlow & Bear decided to release “The Unofficial Bridgerton Musical” themselves, which means keeping more of the earnings. Even better, it’s in the public domain.

Music 104

Music Derivative Work Fair Use Cease and Desist 104

IP and Legal Filings

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

However, the UK and Spain Patents and Trademark office granted trademark protection to the ‘Bitcoin’ mark and its logo (Registration number: M4046141). The trademark laws used to regulate cryptocurrency-related marks are in their nascent stage. However, this can be prevented with stringent IP laws in place.

Intellectual Property 65

Intellectual Property Non-Fungible Tokens Copyfraud Contracts 65

SpicyIP

JANUARY 2, 2022

The Court noted that redacting one’s name from a judgment acquitting them is counterproductive when there are other tarnishing publications in the public domain and that access to court judgments are integral to “open justice”, subject only to some exceptions. Top 10 Judgments/Orders [Jurisprudence/Legal Lucidity].

IP 143

IP Intellectual Property Copyright Trademark 143

43(B)log

JUNE 24, 2022

Does the ornamentality doctrine have doctrinal purchase elsewhere in trademark law? Potential additional justification for these doctrines: Non-source significance might be too stable to be easily moved by putative TM ownership: result: deadweight loss and no consumer protection function. In the fair use calculus?

Trademark Law 56

Trademark Law Law Trademark Fair Use 56