(Podcast) The Briefing: Bad Spirits – How a Dog Toy Changed TV Title Clearance
The Briefing: Bad Spirits – How a Dog Toy Changed TV Title Clearance
(Podcast) The Briefing: New California Laws for Digital Replicas Both Live and Dead
(Podcast) The Briefing: Punchbowl News’ Trademark Win Despite Rogers Setback
The Briefing: Punchbowl News’ Trademark Win Despite Rogers Setback
The Briefing: IOC Goes For Gold In Trademark Suit Over Logan Paul - Kevin Durant Sports Drink
The Briefing: IOC Goes For Gold In Trademark Suit Over Logan Paul - Kevin Durant Sports Drink (Podcast)
The Briefing by the IP Law Blog: The Strength of a Trademark (Archive) Podcast
The Briefing: Brandy Melville Doubles Down Against Redbubble (Podcast)
AGG Talks: Cross-Border Business - How Foreign Companies Can Protect Their IP and Brand in the U.S.
Tag, You’re Sued: Graffiti Artists Sue Over Use of Their Tags
(Podcast) The Briefing: Tag, You’re Sued: Graffiti Artists Sue Over Use of Their Tags
The IP of Everything Podcast - Episode 22 - The IP of Dog Toys
(Podcast) The Briefing: Ninth Circuit Pulls Back Rogers Test in Light of Jack Daniels Decision
The Briefing: Ninth Circuit Pulls Back Rogers Test in Light of Jack Daniels Decision
8 Key Takeaways | The Presumption of Irreparable Harm After the Trademark Modernization Act of 2020
The Briefing: Once Upon A Time – SCOTUS Rejects Trademark Infringement Claim Against Quentin Tarantino Film
(Podcast) The Briefing: Once Upon A Time – SCOTUS Rejects Trademark Infringement Claim Against Quentin Tarantino Film
Podcast - The Briefing: When Parmesan isn’t Parmesan – Cheese Consortium Attempts to Fight Off Counterfeit Cheese
Podcast: The Briefing - How to Avoid Bearing The Risks of A Naked License
The US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, in dismissing a trademark infringement matter under Rule 12(b)(6) for failure to state a claim, ruled that a district court “erroneously assumed the veracity” of the defendants’...more
Every month, Erise’s trademark attorneys review the latest developments at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, in the courts, and across the corporate world to bring you the stories that you should know about: Chanel...more
Thank you for reading the February 2024 issue of Sterne Kessler's MarkIt to Market® newsletter. This month, we discuss the advertising rights of luxury resellers and important updates to the Warner Chappell Music v. Nealy...more
It is well established that under the First Sale Doctrine luxury resellers have the right to resell genuine, pre-owned goods, and advertise them as such. But does the doctrine give merchants carte blanche in advertising...more
A federal district court judge has ordered a conceptual artist and his partner to pay more than $1.5 million in damages for copying Bored Ape’s Non-Fungible Token (NFT) art. Plaintiff Yuga Labs, Inc. is the creator of one...more
Lurline Bay LLC v. Harbor Classic LLC, Case No. 23-cv-05652 (C.D. California, July 13, 2023) - Recently, we wrote about a Chicago-area furniture retailer Darvin Furniture & Mattress suing e-commerce company Wayfair for...more
The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit reversed and remanded a district court’s dismissal for lack of personal jurisdiction, deciding that the sale of a product via an interactive website provides sufficient “minimum...more
A couple of weeks ago, we wrote an article concerning Nike's lawsuit against StockX. The original complaint primarily concerned StockX's nascent NFT program and Vault NFT offerings, alleging that the StockX NFTs featuring...more
A proposed class action settlement pending in the District Court of Colorado involving Grubhub, Inc. has been called into question by would-be intervenors from a similar action against Grubhub pending in the Northern District...more
Addressing a novel issue regarding when confusion must occur for it to be actionable, the US Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit concluded that initial-interest confusion was a viable infringement theory. Select Comfort...more
LEGISLATION, REGULATIONS & STANDARDS - FDA Issues Warning Letter to CBD Co. for Unsubstantiated Claims - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a warning letter to Curaleaf Inc. for “illegally selling...more
LEGISLATION, REGULATIONS & STANDARDS - AAFCO Issues Guidelines on Hemp in Animal Food - The Association of American Feed Control Officials (AAFCO) has issued guidelines on the 2018 Farm Bill and its removal of hemp from...more
CHARLOTTE, NC – The United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina has denied plaintiffs Hyundai Motor Company’s Rule 12(b)(6) Motion to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim (#36). This means that...more
USDA Withdraws Organic Livestock and Poultry Rule - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has issued a final rule withdrawing the Organic Livestock and Poultry Practices Rule, leaving existing organic regulations in...more
NOSB Votes to Continue Allowing Hydroponics - The National Organic Standards Board (NOSB) has reportedly voted to continue allowing food grown in water-based nutrient solutions to be labeled “organic,” rejecting a...more
Well-known perfume marketer Coty Inc. had a big win in New York federal district court, obtaining injunctive relief and $6.5 million dollars in an accounting of profits from copycat perfume seller Excell Brands, LLC. In an...more
"Miracle Gel" Not a Salon Gel Manicure, Ad Board Says - In an appeal from a ruling by the National Advertising Division (NAD), the National Advertising Review Board (NARB) upheld a recommendation that Coty discontinue...more
NAD Says Aldi Should Change Savings Claims Ads - The National Advertising Division (NAD) has recommended that Aldi, Inc. discontinue advertising based on a “market basket” comparison that claims consumers could save more...more
Baseball parks and hot dogs are staples of Americana. So, it is no surprise that both were recently on display in a Lanham Act dispute in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. The court’s...more
Addressing the likelihood of success requirement for injunctive relief, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit vacated an order requiring trademark attribution where the district court had not found a likelihood of...more
Consider this: You are shopping online and you type in the name of a brand of wristwatch. Perhaps you wanted to purchase that exact brand of watch, or perhaps you were looking for a selection of watches that included the...more