by Madan Law | Apr 23, 2021 | Branding, Copyright, Intellectual Property, Madan Law, Trademarks, USPTO
Chanel has unsurprisingly lost a trademark dispute with Huawei Technologies, a Chinese technology titan. The EU court held that while the marks “share some similarities” the “visual differences are significant.” The dispute arose in 2017 when...
by Madan Law | Apr 2, 2021 | Branding, Copyright, Intellectual Property, Madan Law
Nike filed a lawsuit on Monday against a company, MSCHF Product Studio, Inc. over an alleged trademark infringement of their brand. The art collective, partnered with rapper Lil Nas X, sold 666 pairs of modified Nike sneakers, bearing the Nike “Swoosh” called “Satan...
by Madan Law | Mar 23, 2021 | Branding, Copyright, Intellectual Property, Madan Law, Trademarks, USPTO
KICK PUSH with a splash of tartness on one guy’s hopes to sell a non-fungible token! Stevie Nicks has reportedly blocked TikToker Nathan “Doggface” Apodaca, from using one of Fleetwood Mac’s iconic hit songs, “Dreams” in the viral video clip of him now being...
by Madan Law | Feb 26, 2021 | Copyright, Intellectual Property, Madan Law, Trademarks, USPTO
Congress recently passed the Copyright Alliance in Small Claims Enforcement Act (CASE Act), a potential big win for emerging and independent artists. It comes in the controversial 2.3 trillion dollar COVID-19 stimulus package. The CASE Act proposes to institute a more...
by Madan Law | Feb 19, 2021 | Branding, Intellectual Property, Madan Law, USPTO
Prepare for loss of power! LG Chem (LG), the top battery supplier for the highly anticipated Ford EV F-150 electric pickup trucks and Volkswagen VW ID.4 EV has filed federal lawsuits against competitor SK Innovation (SKI) alleging theft of trade secrets (Not sure...
by Madan Law | Feb 12, 2021 | Branding, Intellectual Property, Madan Law, Trademarks, USPTO
Creators of popular app game, “Angry Birds,” filed a Notice of Opposition to a Korean chicken restaurant’s trademark application for their brand, “Angry Chicken” based in Colorado. You might be thinking that a restaurant and a mobile game app are not related in the...
by Madan Law | Feb 9, 2021 | Copyright, Intellectual Property, Madan Law
The Great Gatsby has entered the public domain! The beloved novel, The Great Gatsby, written by Fitzgerald was published in 1925. The novel has been read by millions of readers over the years. Blake Hazard, the great-granddaughter of Fitzgerald, speaks about the...
by Madan Law | Feb 5, 2021 | Branding, Intellectual Property, Madan Law, Trademarks
Watch out Swifties! Utah theme park, Evermore Park, is the latest to strike against Taylor Swift in their recent lawsuit over claims of trademark infringement for Swift’s latest studio album titled, Evermore. Evermore Park, located just south of Salt Lake City, Utah...
by Madan Law | Jan 29, 2021 | Intellectual Property, Madan Law, Trademarks, USPTO
Image from Getty Images The recently passed Trademark Modernization Act (TMA) will allow for new avenues in which interested third-party trademark applicants can participate in application and registration reviews done by the United State Patent and Trademark Office...
by Madan Law | Nov 25, 2020 | Branding, Copyright, Intellectual Property, Madan Law, Trademarks
Are you one of the many gamers that are patiently awaiting the Cyberpunk 2077 release? We know we’re ready for it! CD Projekt has announced the game will allow for players to toggle off the game’s library of almost 150 songs spanning diverse genres, in a bid to...
