by Madan Law | Apr 13, 2020 | Branding, Copyright, Intellectual Property, Madan Law, Trademarks, USPTO
Image from ESPN.com After a recent move to the Buccaneers, Tom Brady through his company, TEB Capital Management, Inc., has decided to celebrate this new career move with two different trademark filings for “Tompa Bay” and “Tampa Brady.” Both these marks are...
by Madan Law | Apr 9, 2020 | Copyright, Intellectual Property, Madan Law, Trademarks, USPTO
Photo taken from public Southern District of New York Documents Call in the comedic relief, please! A photographer who took two pictures of comedienne Amy Schumer is suing for copyright infringement over Schumer’s use of the photo on her Instagram page to promote her...
by Madan Law | Apr 2, 2020 | Branding, Copyright, Intellectual Property, Madan Law, Trademarks, USPTO
Photo Credit: Amazon.com Everyone can agree that Amazon sells nearly everything you could possibly think of: electronics, kitchenware, pet supplies, there’s even a market for counterfeit goods, “Fulfilled by Amazon.” After a six year long battle with Coty Germany, the...
by Madan Law | Mar 19, 2020 | Branding, Intellectual Property, Madan Law, Patent, Trademarks
Great news for patent and trademark applicants! The United States Patent and Trademark Office has recognized this Coronavirus outbreak as a “extraordinary situation” under 37 CPR 1.183 and 37 CPR 2.146. Patent applicants will be able to file a petition to revive an...
by Madan Law | Mar 5, 2020 | Uncategorized
A San Francisco tattoo artist named Sweet Cicely Daniher is suing Pixar after renting out her van to Pixar for unlawfully infringing her copyright in her creation, distribution, production, promotion, screening, publication, execution of licensing deals for and/or...
by Madan Law | Feb 14, 2020 | Uncategorized
Photo Credit: Cuba en Miami Do the names “El Patio” and “El Palacio” sound similar to you? Would you be confused with two different places having a red and yellow awning? How about if both restaurants served delicious Cuban food? Some may argue these aren’t...
by Madan Law | Jan 31, 2020 | Branding, Intellectual Property, Madan Law, SBSO, Trademarks
It’s #SmallBusinessShoutOut time! This week we are highlighting Hives For Heroes, a nonprofit organization empowering veterans through beekeeping. Hives for Heroes promotes honeybee conservation, suicide prevention, and a healthy transition for veterans from service...
by Madan Law | Jan 22, 2020 | Branding, Copyright, Intellectual Property, Madan Law, Trademarks
Photo credit to TMZ What do thongs and property rights have in common? They both protect the property without compromising the view. German lace company, Klauber Bros. Inc. has filed a copyright infringement suit against the Jenner sisters, claiming they used...
by Madan Law | Jan 15, 2020 | Uncategorized
For much of the history of trademarks, individual colors could not be trademarked. For example, the Campbell’s Soup color combination of red and white proved a successful trademark, however a brand like John Deer would find itself unable to trademark their classic...
by Madan Law | Dec 19, 2019 | Uncategorized
It’s #SmallBusinessShoutOut time! Today we are highlighting a delicious small business, Sit Lo! Sit Lo offers some of the best Vietnamese food around, right here in HTX and now Sugarland! Offering “Vietnamese coffee that blew my mind” – Tyra Banks,...
