In Fall 2019, Splash News launched a lawsuit against Cardi B, Moschino and its Creative Director Jeremy Scott for infringing U.S. federal copyright law. Splash claims that social media posts…
Month: January 2020
My Super Bowl Pick and How it Relates to Trademarks
With the Super Bowl less than a week away, it’s time to start thinking about who I am going to pick as the winner. While Kansas City’s highly explosive offense…
24 Hours for 70 Years: Interpreting the EU’s Copyright Term Extension Directive
In a nod to discussions about artist and performer rights currently underway in our own backyard, the new year has so far given us at least one possible attempt to…
Glossier Tries Building Brand’s Image by Filing Two Trademark Applications for the Packaging of its Products
In early 2019, the beauty and skincare brand Glossier Inc. filed two trademark applications with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) relating to the packaging of its goods.…
The Implications of Commercializing IP: How Patent Rights Get Compromised in Big Tech
Patent protection is a crucial consideration for inventors with new innovations. It ensures that innovation persists in the marketplace, and also guarantees some form of monopoly and profit for inventors…
2019 IP Year in Review
As we enter the new decade, we look back on the most notable 2019 IP developments that set ground for many ongoing changes in copyright, patent and trademark matters. 2019…