For some, a photograph may just be an image. But for a professional photographer, it is a visual narrative that reflects their perspective and creativity. Your photographs are your intellectual property. You have the right to modify, sell, distribute or publicly...
AI appropriation of intellectual property is the biggest issue in IP law right now. While we recently focused on a group of published authors, we now follow up on an August post focusing on claims made by illustrators Sarah Andersen, Kelly McKernan, and Karla Ortiz....
Nespresso filed a trademark infringement lawsuit 2022 alleging that Peet's Coffee had mimicked Nespresso's trademarked coffee cartridges. A subsidiary of Nestle, Nespresso manufactures and sells coffee cartridges and the machines that use them. Peet's is a...
Popular grocery store chain Trader Joe's has filed a trademark lawsuit against a cryptocurrency platform operating as "Trader Joe." The retailer alleges that the decentralized exchange (DEX) platform deliberately uses the name in reference to the 50-year-old...
Pop star Ed Sheeran is famous for his candid songs of love and heartbreak while bridging the sounds of pop, soul, hip-hop, folk, dance, and rock. He’s been one of the world’s biggest music stars since his major label debut in 2011 entitled +. His second album, 2014’s...
The next major Supreme Court case involving trademark rights involves a doggie chew toy and a legendary whiskey distillery. Citing First Amendment protections, VIP Products, the parent company of Bad Spaniels Silly Squeaker dog toy, caused a dispute when it created a...
A copyright infringement case against Taylor Swift was dismissed with prejudice, which means that the plaintiff cannot file another claim involving the same issue. The trial was to begin on January 17, 2023. The dispute involved the Swift song "Shake it Off," released...
Sweden's Epidemic Sound has a catalog of 38,000 pieces of music spread across 160 genres. These are designed for use in video content, film and television production, podcasts, streaming platforms, and other media. Recently valued at $1.4 billion, the company filed a...
The craft beer community is often collegial based on the “us against them” paradigm. In this case, “us” is the small independent breweries that have popped up by the thousands across the United States, and “them” is Miller, Budweiser and a handful of other large...
Lynn Goldsmith was hired to photograph Prince in 1981 for a Newsweek article just as the musician's star was rising. The photographer was famous for shooting musicians' portraits and album covers. She shot him performing live and invited him to her studio for more...
