The U.S. Supreme Court unanimously rejected a First Amendment challenge to the "names clause" of the Lanham Act on June 13, 2024. See Vidal v. Elster, No. 22-704. The names clause prohibits federally registering a trademark...more
The U.S. Supreme Court on June 8, 2023, ruled unanimously that a parody of a Jack Daniels whiskey bottle in the form of a dog chew toy was not entitled to receive heightened protections even if it contained artistic or...more
6/13/2023
/ Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts Inc v Goldsmith ,
Dilution ,
First Amendment ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Jack Daniels Properties Inc v VIP Products LLC ,
Likelihood of Confusion ,
Parody ,
Rogers Test ,
SCOTUS ,
Trade Dress ,
Trademark Infringement ,
Trademark Litigation ,
Trademarks
Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) serve as agile mechanisms to verify an underlying asset's authenticity and/or ownership linked with it. For now, minting NFTs to commercialize digital artwork on blockchain domain names continues to...more
1/16/2023
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Artistic Works ,
Blockchain ,
Brand ,
Copyright ,
Corporate Branding ,
Digital Assets ,
Fashion Branding ,
First Amendment ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) ,
Popular ,
Trademark Infringement ,
Trademarks