The ultimate license
We’ve written before about the preposterous concept of asserting that stuff you buy and put into the trunk of your car and stick in a […]
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Best of 2013: Arnold Palmer and the Perfect Brand
As seen in the Benny Goodman case in the TTAB, celebrity, brand power and trademark rights may outlive a celebrity’s peak performing years, but will bear fruit only […]
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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 […]
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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?” […]
Continue reading »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 […]
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“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 […]
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Save your brand equity for a rainy day
Bloomberg.com reports (links added): The biggest U.S. bank plans to sell its red umbrella trademark to St. Paul Travelers Cos. and operate under the “Citi” […]
Continue reading »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 […]
Continue reading »Clever is as clever shifts fees
Richard Bergovoy: The only thing worse for a licensor than losing money when its licensee files for bankruptcy is paying attorneys’ fees on top of […]
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