40 years ago, I was the new kid in 6th grade – truly a terrible age in a young girl’s life to try and “fit in” at a new elementary school in a small town. But, one of my best memories from that year was procuring my first...more
2/8/2024
/ Advertising ,
Appeals ,
Artists ,
Cease and Desist ,
Fashion Design ,
First Amendment ,
Jack Daniels Properties Inc v VIP Products LLC ,
Lanham Act ,
Likelihood of Confusion ,
Marketing ,
Music ,
Parody ,
Rogers Test ,
Trade Dress ,
Trademark Infringement ,
Trademark Litigation ,
Trademarks
When Journey was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2017, Steve Perry was ranked 76th on Rolling Stone’s “100 Greatest Singers of All Time.” Arguably, many Journey fans view the front man and his voice as the...more
2/21/2023
/ Affirmative Defenses ,
Artists ,
Consent ,
Exclusive Licenses ,
IP License ,
Music ,
Music Industry ,
Trademark Cancellation ,
Trademark Litigation ,
Trademark Registration ,
Trademarks
We previously reported on the Marcus Gray, et al. (“Gray”) v. Katheryn Hudson, et al. (“Perry”) case on August 2nd and August 15th of 2019.
When we initially reported the details of this case, Gray was awarded damages to...more
The decision and damages awarded to Marcus Gray, Emanuel Lambert, and Chike Ojukwu in the Katy Perry “Dark Horse” copyright infringement case last week have the attention of the music industry. We provided some commentary...more