Cohen IP Law Group will be at The Israel Conference in Los Angeles tomorrow and Friday. The conference show cases some of the best tech companies coming out of Israel. Many are from Fortune 1000 firms like Microsoft, Yahoo, and Google, as well as many early-stage start-ups. For more information go to: http://www.theisraelconference.org/ ...
Continue readingThis past June, Hershey filed a lawsuit in Colorado Federal Court against TinctureBell, LLC and TinctureBelle Marijuanka LLC- two companies that marketed cannabis-laced chocolate bars that were allegedly packaged to look like Hershey products. The causes of action listed in the complaint were: trademark infringement, trademark dilution, false designation of origin, unfair competition, and passing off. The candies included “Hashees” peanut butter cups, and are packaged similarly to Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups. The Defendants’ Ganja Joy bars appear to look similar to Almond Joys, and lastly, their HashHeath Bars appear to look identical to Hershey’s Heath Bars. The lawsuit settled relatively...
Continue readingHere is an article about trademarks based off of my interview with McMurry/TMG for their hospital's clients. http://mcmurrytmg.com/articles/protecting-trademark-and-avoiding-infringement ...
Continue readingDesign patents are a critical form of intellectual property for businesses to protect their product designs. The prior term for design patents were fourteen (14) years from the issuance date. Now, pursuant to the changes made in the Patent Law Treaties Implementation Act of 2012 (PLTIA), design patents filed on or after Dec.18, 2013 have a term of fifteen (15) years from the issuance date. ...
Continue readingFor all you Bitcoin enthusiasts, there is an actual Bitcoin job fair hosted by Cross Campus, coming up in which you can get paid in Bitcoin. See the details here: Bitcoin Job Fair. ...
Continue readingThe XPrize Foundation, Inc. in association with Disney’s new movie “Big Hero 6” has created its own contest for young innovators. The challenge is for kids 8-17 to describe how they would S.T.E.A.M. (science, technology, engineering, arts, or mathematics) to solve problems out there in the world. The big winners get to walk the red carpet in Hollywood at the premiere of Big Hero 6. www.xprize.org. The United States Patent and Trademark Office is also a sponsor of Xprize. ...
Continue readingMGM, the film company that owns the rights to ROCKY sent a cease and desist letter to Philadelphia resident, Rebecca Shaefer who planned to launch a “Rocky 50K Fat-Ass Run” inspired by Rocky’s iconic jogging route through the streets of Philadelphia. Philadelphia Magazine columnist Dan McQuade‘s figured out that the boxer ran 30.61 miles by analyzing running montages in the films. MGM, which owns rights to the film objected on trademark grounds because they sponsor a Rocky-themed 5k/10k run to take place in the city of Philadelphia in November. The “Rocky 50K Fat Ass Run” sparked concern of consumers being confused about the source...
Continue readingEyeworks TV, the producers behind Extreme Weight Loss on ABC and Bar Rescue on Spike, THIS WEEK ONLY, is holding an audition in Redondo Beach for entrepreneurs with food-related inventions for a new show. The show is just like Shark Tank on ABC, but for food inventions. If interested contact: Kelly Klecha Casting Assistant Eyeworks TV www.eyeworksusa.com ...
Continue readingIn 2011, wildlife photographer David Slater set up a camera on Sulawesi, a small island in Indonesia. Mr. Slater received an unanticipated gift, a monkey picked up his camera and took hundreds of pictures, including self-portraits or “selfies” that have gone viral on the web this past year. Recently, controversy has erupted over who owns the copyright to the photos. David Slater has claimed ownership, along with thousands of dollars in unpaid royalties from the photos that went viral. As reported by the BBC and The Los Angeles Times, “Wikimedia, the nonprofit behind Wikipedia, says the pictures taken by the...
Continue readingFor anyone in the food and beverage industry or involved in business marketing, Michael Cohen will be moderating a seminar on July 14, 2014 at 1PM entitled LANHAM ACT: ISSUES AFTER LEXMARK AND POM WONDERFUL. http://www.lawseminars.com/detail.php?SeminarCode=14LATB ...
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