by jburns | Oct 5, 2015 | Trademark Law
I finished season one of Netflix’s Narcos, but Rodrigo Amarante’s hypnotic theme song “Tuyo” continues to play on in my head weeks later. Narcos dramatizes the rise and fall of the Colombian “King of Cocaine” Pablo Emilio Escobar Gaviria and the drug war between the...
by jburns | Oct 4, 2015 | Entertainment Law, Trademark Law
The story goes, that back in the 70s, a small band of guys somewhere in Northern California used to smoke so much, that a housemate suggested they just call themselves Doobie Brothers.[1] Four decades and 40 million albums later, the name stuck.[2] So when a folk-rock...
by jburns | Sep 28, 2015 | Copyright, Sports Law, Trademark Law
American Law versus Chinese Law has been an ongoing saga in the realm of trademark law in the sport industry. Michael Jordan, arguably the greatest basketball player of all time, is the latest victim of the differences that exist between the two countries’ laws. Back...
by jburns | Sep 21, 2015 | Trademark Law, Unfair Competition
Harris Faulkner, a well-experienced Fox News anchor, recently filed a complaint in federal court against the world’s third largest toy manufacturer, Hasbro.[1] The complaint was brought under trademark law and § 43 of the Lanham Act for unfair competition, and damage...
by jburns | Sep 21, 2015 | Trademark Law
French luxury brand, Louis Vuitton, recognized for selling designer handbags, recently lost its trademark protection on one of its signature patterns.[1] Established in the late 1880’s, the popular French luxury brand is notorious for creating high-end handbags,...
by jburns | Sep 21, 2015 | Fashion Law, Internships, Trademark Law
There are certain words that elicit a common image amongst people despite cultural and geographical bounds. One of these paradigms holds that when the words “infringer” and “counterfeiter” are used, the image of a suspicious character standing beside a table of...
