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Tarantino’s Copyright Ownership: Fact or (Pulp) Fiction?
Authored By Haviland Macy Marie Kebler, Esq. & Samantha Pendley Hollywood, California, and the Sixth Circuit have always been popular jurisdictions for copyright infringement lawsuits, due to the number of artists, entertainment, and industry in the area. One...
Star-Spangled Section(b) Trademark Refusals
Authored By Haviland Macy Marie Kebler, Esq. & Samantha Pendley Few images are more iconic and recognizably American than Old Glory. But in a Trademark, using an iconic image like this might prevent you from being able to secure a Federal Registration. At least...
USPTO ALERT: SHORTENED RESPONSE TIME FOR OFFICE ACTIONS
Authored By Haviland Macy Marie Kebler, Esq. & Samantha Pendley On December 03, 2022, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) shortened the time period for Trademark Applicants to respond to Office Actions and updated its online forms to reflect...
Vogue Sues Drake & 21 Savage Over Fake Magazines
Authored By Haviland Macy Marie Kebler, Esq. & Matthew Ersek The publisher of Vogue magazine, Condé Nast, has filed a lawsuit against Drake aka Aubrey Drake Graham and 21 Savage aka Shéyaa Bin Abraham-Joseph accusing the duo of trademark infringement, brand...
USPTO ALERT: SHORTENED RESPONSE TIME FOR OFFICE ACTIONS
Authored By Haviland Macy Marie Kebler, Esq. & Samantha Pendley On December 03, 2022, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) shortened the time period for Trademark Applicants to respond to Office Actions and updated its online forms to reflect...
A 12-TEAM COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS IS COMING
Authored By Tim O'Keeffe, Esq. & Aidan Hickey J.D. College football fans can soon expect more high stakes college football between the best teams in the nation in the coming years! In September, the College Football Playoffs (“CFP”) board of managers unanimously...