On November 18, 1928, Disney introduced Mickey Mouse to the world through the release of Steamboat Willie, a short animated film. On January 1, 2024, as allowed by U.S. Copyright…
U.S. intellectual property has lost protection at the international level. Amidst a handful of controversial opinions handed down this summer, the Supreme Court addressed the Lanham Act’s applicability to foreign…
In the digital age, influencer marketing has emerged as a potent tool for brands to reach their target audiences. However, these partnerships bring forth a myriad of legal complexities, particularly…
On February 8th, 2023, the jury in Hermès Int’l v. Rothschild, No. 1:22-cv-00384-JSR (S.D.N.Y Jan. 14, 2022) decided that Mason Rothschild’s artistic depiction of Hermès bags in the form of…
Trademarks come in a variety of forms. Indeed, trademark protection is not restricted to verbal marks like “Coca-Cola” and “Apple” but extends to an array of non-verbal source identifiers. Among…
Despite the two lawsuits recently brought against MSCHF, the brand isn’t too worried about being sued. The art collective aptly pronounced “Mischief” approaches lawsuits as it does everything, from its…
In the playpen that is nonverbal marks, the game is all about whether registrants can jump the hurdle between two opposing classifications—product packaging and product configuration. Conceived to decide whether…
The announcement of Facebook’s plans to rebrand to Meta and launch its metaverse has come with many questions about the use of trademarked fashion in this new virtual world. The…
While society cannot yet live on different planets, we continue to create parallel [virtual] realities. The most recent of them is the metaverse, and similar to what has happened to…
Trademark litigation in the fashion world is not a novel concept. For decades, Adidas has been engaging in a long list of trademark infringement cases in the US and across…