The popular Five Guys chain was sued by a former architecture firm after it switched to a new architectural firm started by one of the employees who h...
Did an iconic whiskey glass manufacturer lead to the demise of its own trade dress protection?
Glencairn filed a trademark infringement suit in against Plamazonx LLC, claiming Plamazonx’ sales of whiskey tasting glasses sold as “Del Rey Glas...
New York Farm Distilleries Have Advantage in Barrel Programs
Craft distilleries are often interested in introducing barrel programs. These can be a regulatory quagmire because distilleries generally can’t sell...
AWE, MAN! DON’T TAKE AWAY THE COOL STUFF!
Those cool new car features that allow integrated on board car cameras and multi-purpose navigation devices might be short lived. The music industry...
Graffiti Artist Sues American Eagle for Copyright Infringement
Ahol Sniffs Glue, a graffiti artist, uses his public art to express his social activism message and counter-cultural criticism. His Ocean Grown graf...
Free Market Royalty Act creates public performance right and new royalty stream for artists
The copyright laws were written before we had digital music media. The evolution of the digital music industry has created new markets and products ...
Do you own your intellectual property assets? Two ways to correct weaknesses and avoid business losses and conflicts
Here are some common situations where potentially you may have failed to secure ownership of your business assets and how to fix the situation: Proble...
Accepting intellectual property as collateral: best practices to perfect security interests in patents, trademarks and copyright
In business transactions, company assets are often pledged to secure loans or other financing. In some transactions, the intellectual property is as...
Can I Ignore a Settlement Demand Letter? (No)
What You Should Do If You Receive a Settlement Demand Letter for Alleged Copyright Infringement by your Website……… First – Do Not ...
If You See Kay (say aloud slowly, then giggle when you get the innuendo)
The reverent Italian winery, If You See Kay Wines, named its Italian red blend “If You See Kay” with the tag line “no holds barred wine.” Pure...