“We cannot allow our brand to be abused”
Originally posted on November 13, 2008: “We cannot allow our brand to be abused.” What “brand” is that? The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.... Read more
Tag: Right of Publicity
“Yes We Brand!”
Bloomberg News reports that “my generation”‘s President is every bit as thoroughly modern as you’d expect. In other words, no unauthorized drawing down of his... Read more
Best of 2011: “Life rights”? (Making things with life?)
First posted May 23, 2011. Pittsburgh Trademark Lawyer Daniel Corbett brings us an NBA star’s attempt at a four-point shot: Post-relationship drama takes many forms, but... Read more
Boo.
The intellectual property concerns regarding celebrity Halloween masks. Cheap-rubber-band-stapled-to-temples-of-plastic-mask tip to Overlawyered. Originally posted 2007-10-31 17:21:07. Republished by Blog Post Promoter Read more
Oy vey
Consider the other side of the aggrieved vandalism promoter Shepard Fairey, of HOPE poster fame: Gawker: “Obey” Trademark Law: Some guy in Pittsburgh sells little... Read more
“Life rights”? (Making things with life?)
Pittsburgh Trademark Lawyer Daniel Corbett brings us an NBA star’s attempt at a four-point shot: Post-relationship drama takes many forms, but federal court litigation under the... Read more
An opinion to Di for
I do a lot of bellyaching around here about how there are never any consequences for filing frivolous trademark and copyright lawsuits. What’s the worst... Read more
Cover me
Photo Attorney Carolyn Wright writes: Rebecca Tushnet over at the 43Blog reports on a recent case in New York where the court determined that the... Read more
More fantasy sports litigation
We wrote in the past about the bogus “right of publicity” issue and the unsuccessful attempt by major league sports to claim ownership in statistics... Read more
Best of 2010: An opinion to Di for
First posted on May 5, 2010. I do a lot of bellyaching around here about how there are never any consequences for filing frivolous trademark... Read more
No joke
Noel Sheppard (via Insty) smells a rat: [T]he photo sharing website Flickr removed the Obama Joker picture that was later transformed into posters showing up in... Read more
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
Dubious assignations
Steve Baird generously linked back to this LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION® post writing about the trademark status of some singer’s signature at the superb, now-two-years old Duets... Read more
“We cannot allow our brand to be abused”
Originally posted on November 13, 2008. What “brand” is that? The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. brand. The greed of the King “branders” was... Read more