AMERICA’S FAVORITE TOY
Source: United States Patent and Trademark Office, www.uspto.gov 58 years ago yesterday, January 28, 1958, the world of children’s toys was changed forever when the first patent was filed in Denmark by Godfredt Kirk Christiansen for the LEGO Brick, initially called
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ALL
“Happy Birthday to You” (“Happy Birthday”), the catchy tune notoriously sung at birthday parties around the world, received a legal victory on September 22nd. Judge George H. King, of the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, conclusively
“LET’S NOT GO CRAZY” ABOUT LENZ V. UNIVERSAL MUSIC CORP. ET AL.
In a highly anticipated decision, on September 14, 2015, the Ninth Circuit in Lenz v. Universal Music Corp. et al. ruled that copyright holders must consider fair use prior to sending a takedown notice under the DMCA or they may
THE NEW COPYRIGHT MORIARTY
This story begins when an author undertook the publication of a collection of new tales, which was tentatively titled In the Company of Sherlock Holmes. The Estate of Sir Conan Doyle (“Estate”) purports to own the copyrights in and to
KATE SPADE’S BRIGHT COLORS PAY OFF IN SPADES
Kate Spade LLC (“Kate Spade”) recently weathered an attempt by Saturdays Surf LLC’s (“Saturdays Surf”) to enjoin Kate Spade’s use of the trademark “Kate Spade Saturday” in connection with clothing. Kate Spade filed a declaratory judgment action against Saturdays
CLEANING UP COUNTERFEITS BY CUTTING THE CASH FLOW FROM ADS
It looks like IP rights holder’s may now have more recourse against the pirates and counterfeiters than a DMCA notice or the lengthy UDRP Complaint process. This week, just a month after the White House released its 2013 Joint Strategic
SO FLY – EPSTEIN DRANGEL KNOCKS TWO COUNTERFEIT BIRDS OFF THE WEB WITH ONE UDRP
Epstein Drangel received a favorable decision from the National Arbitration Forum today in Rovio Entertainment Ltd. v. Liyanghua / yanghua li / angrybirdsite, FA1304001495026 (Nat. Arb. Forum, June 18, 2013), ordering that the domain names angrybirdsmart.com and angrybirdsite.com be transferred
JESUS JEANS V. JESUS SURFED: THIS TIME, IT’S BIBLICAL!
It appears Jesus Jeans SRL, the controversial Italian fashion company, has cast the first stone against Michael Julius Anton, the man behind the ‘Jesus Surfed’ fashion label, in its latest attempt to stop anyone from registering the name ‘Jesus’ as
OPERATION IN OUR SITES
Anyone who visits a website seized by the government for counterfeiting violations will now be met with a public service announcement (PSA) that educates them about the impact that such crime has on global economics. The PSA is the
JERSEY BOYS’ USE OF THE ED SULLIVAN CLIP QUALIFIES AS A FAIR USE
Plaintiff SOFA Entertainment, owner of the licensing rights to the “Ed Sullivan Show”, was attending the Broadway show Jersey Boys when he noticed that a seven second clip from the “Ed Sullivan Show” appeared in the show. The Jersey