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A Trademark is a legally registered distinctive mark or sign which identifies goods, products or services that originate or are associated with a particular person or enterprise . A typical example of a trademark... more +

K&C Sports & Entertainment Law Weekly Roundup - September 2024 #2

Kaufman & Canoles on 9/17/2024

A woman in Texas filed a new lawsuit last Monday accusing Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson of sexual assault and battery in 2020....more

Artificial Intelligence Law - Intellectual Property Protection for your voice?

Vondran Legal on 1/22/2024

With the advent of AI technology capable of replicating a person's voice and utilizing it for commercial purposes, several key legal issues are likely to emerge under California's right of publicity law. The right of...more

Judge Rejects Greek Freak’s Shot for Damages

Dorsey & Whitney LLP on 1/4/2022

We previously wrote about a series of trademark lawsuits filed by NBA MVP and now NBA champion Giannis Antetokounmpo over the use of his nickname “Greek Freak”. Those lawsuits all contained similar allegations: that the...more

Can’t Say “I Ain’t Mad At Cha” for Copying Me

Knobbe Martens on 7/4/2017

On June 1, 2017, noted music and fashion photographer Danny Clinch filed suit in the Southern District of New York in connection with the use of two photographs of famed rapper Tupac Shukar (“Tupac”) on t-shirts. The...more

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K&C Sports & Entertainment Law Weekly Roundup - September 2024 #2

Artificial Intelligence Law - Intellectual Property Protection for your voice?

Judge Rejects Greek Freak’s Shot for Damages

Can’t Say “I Ain’t Mad At Cha” for Copying Me

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