It’s been a while . . . about seven months now.
As you’ll see, a few things have happened since April, when we last left you with these gems on the topic of trademark bullying: Stop Bullying the Entrepreneurs, What does Entrepreneur Mean, Anyway?, and Public Shaming is Not the Solution to Trademark
Another Creative Brand Protection event is in the books, thanks to our incredible panel of experts:
Yeah, we usually mean this Apple, when we spill digital ink, not today, instead the edible varieties:
Hat tip to Erik Pelton who tweeted about the federal registration of LUDACRISP for fresh apples.
We know something about non-ludicrous trademark protection for apples > First Kiss and Rave.
They are newly minted brands
If you want to learn how to see around corners when it comes to doing battle on the IP landscape, the 2016 Midwest IP Institute is just around the corner in downtown Minneapolis.
Like last year, a full two days of excellent programs, but this year on Thursday and Friday September 22 and
As we look forward to experiencing, enjoying, accomplishing, and sharing great things together in 2015, I wanted to reflect for a moment on how we got here, and give some hearty thanks to — and remind our readers of — four talented DuetsBlog alumni who helped pave the way:
‘Patricia Day’ rockabilly Mattel ‘Hard Rock Cafe’ Barbie ‘right of publicity’ ‘false association’ HorrorPops
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— Karen Brennan, Attorney
The Supreme Court heard the appeal of Costco v. Omega, a copyright decision from the Ninth Circuit regarding the application of the first-sale doctrine to a foreign manufacturer who did not manufacture the goods in the U.S. or sell the goods directly to Costco. The outcome? The Supreme Court’s entire
—Karen Brennan, attorney
I found Fig. 1 (from what I am sure was a very valuable patent, although I could not locate it) to be very fitting for this post. After three and half years, four Office Actions, a Petition to the Director and finally an appeal, our client’s product configuration mark for the PPK
— Karen Brennan, Attorney
This is a departure from my typical blog, but it is a good opportunity to provide some basic information. As part of my practice I often have clients or referrals for clients seeking copyright protection for something they have created or plan on creating. What I have discovered is that there
— Karen Brennan, Attorney
Over the Labor Day weekend, my family traveled to a cabin in northern Minnesota, as many families must have done, based upon the amount of traffic coming back into Minneapolis on Monday. On our return trip, our caravan of cars decided to look for a Perkins for breakfast (I grew up