The line between art made from existing products and brands has always been murky, and it is likely going to be a never ending question. Warhol’s pop culture prints. Dom Pérignon in Cédric Peers’ work. MSCHF’s “Wavy Baby” shoes. And now we can add NFT trademark...
Trademark
Smart Business Essentials: Trade Names vs. Trademarks
As we head into 2023, you may be feeling an entrepreneurial itch to start or expand your own business venture. Perhaps you are excitedly brainstorming names for your business and looking up the state and federal to-dos to become legitimate. In this vein, I would like...
WWE Gives Up RYBACK Trademark to Wrestler Who “Owns” Persona
If your employer registers a trademark for your stage name, how does that impact you and your future endeavors? And if you leave that employer, should they let that trademark go with you? In an unexpected example of this scenario, World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc....
Smucker’s Claims Trademark Infringement of the Crustless Sandwich – But Gallant Tiger Bites Back
If you have been a reader of my blog for a while, you have learned that businesses can register a trademark for goods related to the distinctive shape of a product or packaging. And they can defend that registration by claiming trademark infringement if it seems...