by Madan Law | Feb 28, 2017 | Branding, Intellectual Property, Trademarks
Did you know… that a scent can be registered as a trademark?! We didn’t either! I mean… can you think of a scent that immediately reminds you of a specific product or brand? Since 1955, children have created fun shapes with Play-Doh modeling clay in...
by Madan Law | Feb 23, 2017 | Branding, Intellectual Property, Trademarks
At first glance, would you think the shoes on the right were created by German sportswear manufacturer, adidas? adidas has trademarked the three parallel stripes on everything from shoes to apparel to accessories, and the company has a reputation of being...
by Madan Law | Feb 18, 2017 | Branding, Intellectual Property, Trademarks
If you’re a millennial, then you may be very familiar with the popular animated Nickelodeon television series, SpongeBob SquarePants, that ran 9 seasons from 1999 until 2012, was made into two animated films (with another in the works), and was also made into two...
by Madan Law | Feb 16, 2017 | Intellectual Property
Zillow, the online real estate home listing company, was recently ordered to pay $8.3 million for copyright infringement! They were using thousands of images on their website that belonged to a real estate photography and marketing service site called VHT Studios....
by Madan Law | Feb 10, 2017 | Copyright, Intellectual Property
“Okay, ladies, now let’s get in formation”. Beyoncé is being sued by the family of Messy Mya, a New Orleans rapper, for using his voice in the beginning of her “Formation” song without permission. When you watch her music video, you can hear the...
by Madan Law | Feb 7, 2017 | Branding, Intellectual Property, Madan Law, SBSO, Trademarks
Let’s give a big shout-out to DLA Editors & Proofers! This week’s #SmallBusinessShoutout goes out to the expert team that makes sure all documents you give them to review will be free of any grammatical errors. Since 2008, DLA Editors & Proofers...
