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Charlie 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…
READ MOREThe Velvet Underground Sues Andy Warhol Foundation for Trademark Infringement
Issues of copyright and trademark ownership can become tricky when an artist makes a work for hire. This is currently the case with The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts and 60’s rock band The Velvet Underground. Many people would recognize the Andy Warhol stylized print of a banana as the Velvet Underground’s unofficial…
READ MOREYahoo Patent Infringement Dispute with Facebook
As Facebook readies itself for an initial public offering this spring, tensions are running high in Silicon Valley. A bit too high, perhaps. Yahoo has just sued Facebook for patent infringement over 10 patents that involve methods to advertise online. A similar suit occurred in 2004, when Yahoo sued Google just prior to its IPO. …
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Pinterest Walking a Copyright Infringement Tightrope
The content sharing mega-site “Pinterest” is rapidly gaining online momentum. The site features a virtual “pinboard” where users can post photos they find online and…
Obtaining Your Domain Name Back From Cybersquatters Through UDRP
A common scenario for established or new companies occurs when its primary domain name has been seized by a cybersquatter. For example, imagine your company…
Cohen IP Law Group Obtains Dismissal Based on Lack of Personal Jurisdiction for Amazon Retail Client
In an Amazon patent infringement dispute, on February 21, 2023, the Central District of California dismissed a suit brought by a California company Laltitude, LLC…