— Jessica Gutierrez Alm, Attorney
Earlier this month, the United States Postal Service (USPS) was ordered to pay $3.5 million in damages to a sculptor for copyright infringement.
Seeking a unique redesign for its “Forever” stamps, the USPS searched stock photos for images of the Statue of Liberty. They found a particularly striking photo
One of the phrases that came to mind this past Memorial Day weekend — while reflecting on the passing of my mother a few short months ago — is: Parallel Play.
“Parallel play is a form of play in which children play adjacent to each other, but do not try to influence one another’s
It’s that time of year again. Time to tiptoe around and avoid use of or make any reference to the Super Bowl. Whoops. Anyway, we’ve discussed this phenomenon before:
Advertisers — fearful of NFL legal
For those of you who have been with us since the beginning of this wonderful collaboration of legal and marketing types, known as DuetsBlog, you also know we have a mascot dubbed Duey — he’s depicted in the squirrel graphic at the top of this page. Here is his story, as told by Aaron
– Derek Allen, Attorney –
When NBA owner Donald Sterling’s racist comments came out last weekend, they led to a lot of things, among them the decision by the NBA to finally release its previously secret constitution and by-laws. (As an aside, it was particularly terrible to hear that someone at the highest
At the risk of opening up the infamous box, what do you think of the crown logo atop the Pandora sign in the Las Vegas airport?
Do you suppose any written words regarding likelihood of confusion or dilution have been exchanged with any of these folks?
I thought for sure that was a crown,
The Sports Bar in the Mirage Resort & Casino, located in Las Vegas, Nevada, is currently sporting a pretty interesting collection of tap beers, from left to right: Bud Light, Goose Island Honker’s Ale, Stella Artois, Heineken, Dos Equis, Pacifico, Shock Top, Newcastle, Samuel Adams, Budweiser, Goose Island Indian Pale Ale, and Michelob Ultra.
What
Here is a blast from the past: The D-Word: What Ever You Do, Don’t “Describe” Your Brand!
And, here is something a little more recent that I found on a recent business trip to Las Vegas:
So, let’s file this one in the AlphaWatch file.
There appears to be no tiring of single-letter branding.
Spring break brings my family to Las Vegas this year; when we made the plans, we never anticipated leaving behind better weather in Minneapolis, especially this time of year. Oh, well. At least it isn’t slowing down our hiking adventures in the amazing Red Rock Canyon area.
Meanwhile, closer to the strip and all
