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Dear John Letter
Posted on January 12, 2023 Licensing

“Dear Licensor”

Talk about “Dear John” letters!  In the June issue of Royaltie$ magazine, Oliver Herzfeld (of Beanstalk) and Richard Bergovoy (of the Licensing Law Blog) sure... Read more

Posted on December 28, 2021 Rights of Publicity and Personality

Best of 2013: Arnold Palmer and the Perfect Brand

[stextbox id=”alert”]First published November 11, 2013, this post is based in part on part of my contribution on trademark law and the right of publicity in... Read more

Matthew David Brozik
Posted on October 28, 2021 Law Practice and Profession

When an Issue of First Impression Makes a Bad One

Have you ever read a decision and just marveled at the apparent restraint of the judges? “Why don’t they tell this party to shut up?”... Read more

Posted on June 17, 2021 LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION®

The Licensing Law Blog

My friend Richard Bergovoy has finally come in from the cold and, since January, has been publishing The Licensing Law Blog. Richard’s smart, he’s funny, and... Read more

Posted on June 2, 2021 Brand Management and Branding Trademarks and trademark law

Pick your poison

Is it infringement or a breach of contract?  Is it a license or an assignment?  Well, whatever it is, it’s a little complicated, and Pamela... Read more

Posted on June 2, 2021 Public Domain

Now you can go Holmes again!

“Knock, knock.”  “Who’s there?”   “Watson.”    “Watson who?”     “Not much. But there is this decision from the U.S. District Court for the... Read more

Posted on June 2, 2021 Copyright Law

No tolls for trolls

The thing about copyright law we all understand is that no one understands it. We have all written about the old Righthaven copyright trolling scam, as everyone... Read more

Posted on June 2, 2021 Likelihood of Confusion

If infringement falls in a forest….

Can there be “infringement” of a trademark without confusion? As she is so apt to do, and to do so well, Pamela Chestek asks that... Read more

Hard Rock Cafe logo
Posted on May 28, 2021 Brand Management and Branding Trademarks and trademark law

And a hard place…

Figure this one!  Michael Cohen — who, now that I think of it, does kind of slather his blog’s home page and name with SEO... Read more

Posted on May 28, 2021 Copyright Law Fair Use

License revoked

Ever wonder about this new thing — where someone sells you some stuff, typically something that has some sort of copyright on it, only when... Read more

Posted on May 28, 2021 Trademarks and trademark law

Jus good enough?

Property, intangible: “Jus tertii” – Wikipedia says Latin for “third party rights” – is a claim by a defendant that someone else has rights superior... Read more

Dear John Letter
Posted on May 25, 2021 Licensing

“Dear Licensor” — Part II

Last spring I excerpted from and linked to an article by my friends Richard Bergovoy (of the Licensing Law Blog) and Oliver Herzfeld (of Beanstalk) concerning the dizzying concept of... Read more

Posted on March 4, 2020March 12, 2020 Rights of Publicity and Personality

Arnold Palmer and the Perfect Brand

[stextbox id=”alert”]This post is based in part on part of my contribution on trademark law and the right of publicity in the New York State Bar... Read more

Matthew David Brozik
Posted on November 2, 2019 Distribution systems

Aereo (Part One): Angry Like (a) Fox

So: Aereo, right? Kind of a big deal. You might want to read about it. Maybe we should write something about it. Let’s work backward,... Read more

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