by Gabrial Mitchell | Mar 24, 2017 | Entertainment Law, Trademark Law
I attended the Supreme Court argument for Lee v. Tam in January 2017 and, let me tell you, it was worth standing in the cold for four hours. The Supreme Court has not yet ruled on the trademark issues at play, but when they do, it will set new precedent for trademark...
by Gianna Cresto | Mar 6, 2017 | Fashion Law, Trademark Law
Overseas companies are looking to “cash in” on Trump’s presidency by making the most of his daughter’s name. [1] Despite a downward trend in her company’s domestic sales, [2] Ivanka’s brand has become a hot commodity in China, where over sixty-five trademark...
by Tasha Pulvermacher | Oct 16, 2016 | Art Law, Copyright, Entertainment Law, Fashion Law, Labor and Employment, Policy, Sports Law, Trade Secrets, Trademark Law, Unfair Competition
“Google” is now a verb. Everyday people say, “I’ll just Google that” or “don’t ask me … look it up on Google!” Over 3.5 billion searches are conducted a day on Google, and each search connects users to hundreds if not millions of hyperlinks that act as gateways to...
by Adam Longman | Jul 7, 2016 | Trademark Law
The vendors are out on Canal Street, New York City’s notorious hub of counterfeit trafficking. In the heat of the summer shopping season, they are eagerly shouting names like Michael Kors and Louis Vuitton to the commuters walking by. Stores are wide open, showing...
by jburns | Mar 26, 2016 | Fashion Law, Trademark Law
The best way to get noticed on social media is by using a hashtag. A hashtag, or the pound sign (#), turns any words behind the symbol into a searchable link on social media platforms to organize content based on the key words. Whether on Instagram, Twitter,...
by jburns | Mar 24, 2016 | Trademark Law, Unfair Competition
In re Booking.com and Website Domains. The Trademark Trial and Appeals Board (TTAB) recently decided that a trademark on ‘booking.com’ should not be extended because it was merely descriptive, and therefore generic.[1] While the TTAB arrived at this conclusion for...
