The original frontman of The Guess Who, Burton Cummings, terminated his public performance license agreements in the hope of preventing what he calls a The Guess Who “cover band” from performing the works he penned for the...more
5/2/2024
/ Copyright ,
Damages ,
False Advertising ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Lanham Act ,
License Agreements ,
Misrepresentation ,
Reputational Injury ,
Right of Publicity ,
Trademark Registration ,
Trademarks ,
Unfair Competition
Nike Inc. recently sued Japanese streetwear company, A Bathing Ape (BAPE), in the Southern District of New York, alleging that BAPE’s business model revolves around offering “near verbatim” copies of Nike’s iconic Air Force...more
Currently, CBP is empowered to seize counterfeit merchandise or packaging that violates those copyrights, trademarks, and trade names that have been previously recorded with CBP. The Bill would allow CBP to make similar...more