Trademarks, Disney

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

Kaufman & Canoles on 10/8/2024

Surinamese sprinter Issamade Asinga sued the Gatorade Company on Wednesday, alleging his recent doping ban was the result of eating contaminated “recovery gummies” that the brand manufactured and provided....more

K&C Sports & Entertainment Law Weekly Roundup - July 2024 #5

Kaufman & Canoles on 7/31/2024

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has granted a limited appeal in Pittsburgh’s challenge to a Pennsylvania court ruling that the city’s tax on visiting athletes and performers is unconstitutional. ...more

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

Kaufman & Canoles on 7/9/2024

The legislature of New York’s Nassau County passed a law on Monday to ban women’s and girls’ sports teams from using sports facilities in the county on Long Island unless they exclude transgender girls and women from playing....more

Free Mickey? (Don’t Be Goofy)

Dickinson Wright on 3/4/2024

January 1, 2024, brought numerous hangovers along with an unprecedented amount of media attention to intellectual property law. That is because, as of the new year, one of the most famous cartoon characters in history –...more

Disney's Icon Unleashed: Mickey Mouse & The Dual Dance of Copyright and Trademark Laws

Amundsen Davis LLC on 2/20/2024

Copyrights protect creative works. Trademarks protect indicators of source. Can a creative work also act as a trademark? Yes, and the character of Mickey Mouse as portrayed in Disney’s animated classic Steamboat Willie is a...more

It All Started With A Mouse: What Happens When Iconic Characters Enter the Public Domain?

Conn Kavanaugh on 2/6/2024

As one of the largest and most iconic entertainment brands in the world, the Walt Disney Company is most readily associated with two things: their main mascot, Mickey Mouse, and the fierce protection of their intellectual...more

Trademark Considerations for Copyrighted Works in the Public Domain

International Lawyers Network on 2/1/2024

In the United States, an original work of authorship fixed in a tangible medium of expression (meaning the work can be communicated in a visual or audio form) is a protectable copyright. This means that the owner has the...more

Podcast: The Briefing by the IP Law Blog - Heirs of Evel Knievel Clearly Do Not Have a Friend in Disney

Weintraub Tobin on 3/25/2022

In this episode of The Briefing by the IP Law Blog, Scott Hervey and Josh Escovedo discuss a dispute between the heirs of Evel Knievel and Disney, over claims of similarities between the late daredevil and the “Toy Story 4”...more

The Briefing by the IP Law Blog: Heirs of Evel Knievel Clearly Do Not Have a Friend in Disney

Weintraub Tobin on 3/25/2022

In this episode of The Briefing by the IP Law Blog, Scott Hervey and Josh Escovedo discuss a dispute between the heirs of Evel Knievel and Disney, over claims of similarities between the late daredevil and the “Toy Story 4”...more

Evel Knievel Trademark Stunt Falls Short: Disney’s Toy Story 4 Character Found Non-infringing

ArentFox Schiff on 10/7/2021

A federal district court judge recently dismissed infringement claims brought against Disney and Pixar over the daredevil character Duke Caboom featured in Toy Story 4. A year ago, Evel Knievel's son filed the case as head of...more

“Lightly Sketched” Characters Not Copyrightable

McDermott Will & Emery on 4/2/2020

The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit affirmed that “lightly sketched anthropomorphized characters representing human emotions” were not copyrightable. Daniels v. Walt Disney Co., Case No. 18-55635 (9th Cir. Mar. 16,...more

Intellectual Property Bulletin - Fall 2017

Fenwick & West LLP on 11/7/2017

In the Winter 2017 edition of the Intellectual Property Bulletin, we reported on IP-related changes expected with the incoming Trump administration and the new Congress. Here we look at two such changes currently underway:...more

It Started With A Mouse: TTAB Reverses Refusal Of Application By Me And The Mouse Travel

Ladas & Parry LLP on 6/29/2017

In a non-precedential decision in In re Me and the Mouse Travel LLC, Serial 76717725 (April 21 2017), the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) held that a mark combining the word ‘Mouse’ with the depiction of a narrow arm...more

Curiouser and Curiouser: Copyrights and Trademark Rights are Not Perfect Reflections

Knobbe Martens on 3/16/2017

Much like the world of Underland created in Lewis Carroll’s book Alice Through the Looking Glass, the blurring between copyright and trademark rights can create a topsy-turvy universe....more

Luxo Shuts the Lights Out on Disney’s and Pixar’s Merchandising of Luxo Jr.

Weintraub Tobin on 9/30/2016

It is no secret; the Disney Corporation is a marketing and merchandising powerhouse. It has achieved that reputation by capitalizing on almost every marketing and merchandising opportunity that comes its way. If you have...more

Trademark Review - Volume 3 | Issue 1 January 2013

Knobbe Martens on 1/30/2013

In This Issue: • Bottle Design and Bottle Cap Design Are Both Entitled to Trademark Registration • Disney Owns Winnie-the-Pooh Trademarks • Apple Loses Claim Against Amazon for Use of Appstore - Excerpt...more

The Scariest Day of the Year…for Legal Claims Too

Greenberg Glusker LLP on 11/1/2012

We here at Law Law Land are big fans of Halloween, the drunkest, sluttiest, most creative and fun-loving holiday of the year. Law Law Land HQ itself is awash in cat ears and warlock coats today, and your editor is looking...more

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