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No Doubt Lawsuit with Activision Right of Publicity
No Doubt enjoyed mainstream success during the 90s with hits like “Don’t Speak” and “Just a Girl.” Last week, the band announced its plans to reunite and release an album this September. The same day that the band shared the news of their planned comeback, a judge gave permission for the band’s lawsuit against video…
READ MOREGoogle’s Fair Use Defense to Authors Copyright Infringement
Last month, Google got the vote for “most popular technology brand,” beating out Facebook, Twitter, and Apple. Google has grown to include its own specialized search tool for Maps, News, Shopping, Videos, etc. A few years back, Google started Google Books and made an agreement with several research libraries to scan books for its Google…
READ MORECharlie Sheen Trademark Infringement and Right of Publicity
For $250, guests of a New York Gentlemen’s Club could eat sushi off the body of an almost-naked woman in the “Charlie Sheen Room.” At least until Sheen’s lawyer sent the Cheetahs Gentlemen’s Club a cease and desist letter threatening a lawsuit for millions, which the club complied with. The “Charlie Sheen Room” featured Sheen’s…
READ MOREGucci Trademark Infringement Against Guess
After three years, the Gucci v. Guess trademark infringement battle finally ended earlier this month when Gucci received a settlement of $4.7 million in damages (Gucci initially demanded $221 million). The judge’s words: “Over the past three years, the parties have put in countless hours and spent untold sums of money, all in the service…
READ MOREIpad Chinese Proview v. Apple Trademark Update
So what’s new in Proview vs. Apple? If you remember from our earlier blogs, since late 2011 the two companies have engaged in a trademark dispute over the iPad name. Proview Technology, a now bankrupt Chinese manufacturer, registered the trademark “iPad” in 2001. Apple released the iPad in 2010 and states that it purchased the…
READ MORETop Trademark Firms Cohen IP Law Group, P.C.
We are proud to announce that Michael N. Cohen of Cohen IP Law Group, P.C. has again ranked in the 2012 edition of Intellectual Property Today magazine survey for its Top Trademark Law Firms. The law firms are ranked according to the number of U.S. trademark registrations issued in 2011 where the firm or attorney…
READ MOREGreat Article About INTA (International Trademark Association)
http://www.forbes.com/sites/jesscollen/2012/05/10/265/
READ MORENegligent Drivers Face Motorcycle Accident Settlements
This is a blog from my friend Michael Ehline from Ehline Law Firm PC. He is a great tort lawyer, so read his guest blog below: Negligent drivers face motorcycle accident settlements, this is the motorcycle accident lawsuits that hold the driver accountable for their actions, when they have been carless or reckless. The motorcycle…
READ MORETupac Hologram Copyright and Intellectual Property Issues
Most of you have probably heard about the Tupac hologram at the Coachella Music Festival in California over the weekend. If you haven’t…read the news, there was a Tupac hologram at the Coachella Music Festival over the weekend. Now that’s out of the way, why is this important? First, it was a great post-mortem performance…
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Newt, SOPA, and the Cybersecurity Act of 2012
Much of the hoopla regarding SOPA, the “Stop Online Piracy Act” has died down during the past month and half. Why? The huge outcry by…
Letter of Protest to Oppose Trademark Application
We love filing letters of protest. The Cohen IP Law Group frequently uses this lesser-known trademark procedure prior to the publication period to oppose a…
Crucial Insights: Federal Circuit’s Recent Ruling on Double Patenting Cases
Recently, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit issued a ruling that discusses the analysis for patent term extension and patent term adjustment….