Is Confluence causing confusion? A local lawsuit raises questions on trademarks
Who owns the rights to the word confluence? Apparently, nobody.
Movie Releases and Image Integrity: Recent Horror Film Interferes with Businesses Nationwide
The first trailer for the remake of Stephen King’s 1986 It was released on April 1. The trailer racked up more than 197 million shares and more than 246 million views on Youtube—a record of note. Once starring Tim Curry as Pennywise, a shapeshifting demon clown figure, the modern It follows several children on their […]
Movie Releases and Image Integrity: Recent Horror Film Interferes with Businesses Nationwide
The first trailer for the remake of Stephen King’s 1986 It was released on April 1. The trailer racked up more than 197 million shares and more than 246 million views on Youtube–a record of note. Once starring Tim Curry as Pennywise, a shapeshifting demon clown figure, the modern It follows several children on their […]
The Great State Divide—Cannabidiol Restrictions to Cannabis Trademarks
While the use, possession, sale, cultivation and transportation of cannabis, a Schedule 1 substances, is illegal under federal law, the government has made clear that if a state passes a law to decriminalize cannabis for recreational or medical use, it can do so, as long as a regulatory system is in place. Navigating between state […]
Tractors, Technology, and the Battle for Ownership in the Age of Digital Transformation
Back in 2015, John Deere attracted attention for telling the Copyright Office that farmers don’t own their tractors. Deere was trying to prevent access to the software keys that allow for repairs to the machinery, basing its reasoning on the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA), which governs the copyright protection of software. Essentially, because tractors […]
What is trademark squatting? The story of Beyonce’s babies
While Beyoncé didn’t officially announce the names of her twins until recently, the Beyhive has known for a while, thanks to a couple of trademark applications filed by the same trademark holding company she used to file Blue Ivy’s namesake mark back in 2012. The applications are for the marks SIR CARTER and RUMI CARTER […]
