With all the talk about Guns N’ Roses’ imminent reunion at Coachella 2016, I thought I’d take a look at the GUNS N’ ROSES trademark situation. As you’ll see, the status remains unclear.
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Udemy’s Online Course Copyright Challenge
January 12, 2016
Online courses are copyrightable. But not every course you buy benefits the course’s creator. Udemy, one of the largest online marketplaces, recently ran into a piracy problem that illustrates this issue. What do online content creators and consumers need to know? Read on to find out.
When a Company is Sold, What Happens to Their Trademarks?
January 5, 2016
Trademarks can be sold along with a company’s assets, but there are a few rules that need to be followed.
Big First Amendment Trademark News: The Slants Win on Appeal
December 22, 2015
A very important first amendment trademark ruling came down today in the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (which is a U.S. Federal court) involving the restriction on immoral, scandalous, and disparaging trademarks. Here are two previous blog posts where I discussed the “immoral, scandalous, and disparaging” issue: in 2012 and 2014. The Slants Case Let’s start where today’s court opinion begins: “Section 2(a) of the Lanham Act bars the Patent and Trademark Office (“PTO”) from registering scandalous, immoral, or disparaging marks.” The Lanham Act is the federal law that governs trademarks. You can read the whole court opinion…
