A small Pennsylvania-based company, Lontex, is taking on Nike over a trademark infringement claim. Lontex specializes in compression technology for sportswear, marketed under the Sweat It Out brand. They developed a unique line of clothing featuring “Cool...
As a media franchise, Pokémon has been around since 1996, and a number of characters are immediately recognizable the world over. Because of this, the Pokémon Company is quite protective of their intellectual property, and there have been a number of Pokémon copyright...
The U.S. House Judiciary Committee recently sent a letter asking the Copyright Office to look into some issues with performing rights organizations, also known as PROs. PROs are groups that collect specific types of payments – called royalties – on behalf of...
A long-standing trend of the tech world is “industry disruption,” which often takes the form of taking action first and dealing with legal consequences later, whether that is new regulations to contain Uber and Lyft or judicial rulings reigning in trademark...
The U.S. Copyright Office recently published a report that breaks down where copyright registrations are happening across the country. Spoiler alert: each region has its own creative fingerprint where copyright registrations are concerned, showcasing what makes them...
Every time the Olympics come around, they become the focus of the whole world. Literally billions of people watch broadcasts of the games, and people everywhere are excited to show support for their country’s athletes. All of this attention means that businesses...
Where is the line between copyright infringement and satire? This is a question that we have been asking – and attempting to answer – for as long as copyright protections have existed, and it is likely one that will continue to be litigated long into the future. The...
One interesting trend in my legal practice in recent years has been the rise of trademark dispute cases over domain names – the catchy, easy-to-remember online address of a business, like “southwest.com.” Perhaps this is not surprising, as much of our commerce these...