David Baker
BELIEVE IT OR NOT - Offering Free Wi-Fi Can Get You Sued
How Complimentary Wi Fi Policies May Lead to Copyright Infringement Claims Wi-Fi is everywhere and much of the time it is offered for...
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David Baker
- Jun 1, 2022
- 3 min
Selecting a Strong Trademark – 10 Simple Rules
The best way to avoid future problems with your brand is to select a strong brand from the outset. Doing so properly has the added...
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David Baker
- May 26, 2022
- 3 min
McDonalds leaves Russia … forever?
No two countries that both had a McDonald’s restaurant have ever gone to war, or so a popular international business/political science...
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David Baker
- May 19, 2022
- 4 min
Craft brewer wins trademark lawsuit, sued for same thing
After a three-week jury trial, Stone Brewing Co. won its lawsuit against MillerCoors (now Molson Coors) for trademark infringement based...
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David Baker
- May 12, 2022
- 2 min
Nike, Hermes lead fight against NFT IP infringement
The names Nike and Hermes rarely appear in a sentence together, even when discussing fashion apparel. But the explosion in popularity of...
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David Baker
- May 10, 2022
- 4 min
Comic book world loses another of the greats
Neal Adams has died. In the pantheon of comic book greats and their accomplishments, Neal and his art stand alongside names like Kirby,...
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David Baker
- Apr 14, 2022
- 3 min
Trademarks latest casualty in Ukraine war
In a conflict that has been marked by shockingly high casualty rates among both combatants and civilians, the war in Ukraine has added an...
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David Baker
- Apr 9, 2022
- 3 min
Baskin-Robbins rebrands as Baskin-Robbins
After 77 years, ice cream kingpin Baskin-Robbins has decided it’s time for some changes. No, it’s not doing anything really oddball like...
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David Baker
- Apr 2, 2022
- 2 min
McDonald’s brings back Rick & Morty cult favorite sauce
Everyone knows that chicken nuggets just aren’t the same without a dipping sauce. And no one knows that better than McDonald’s. Recently,...
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David Baker
- Dec 15, 2021
- 1 min
IP Law Minute - Los Angeles Comic Con 2021
Where creatives, producers, distributors, and fans come together in southern California. Not nearly as well-known as its cousin to the...
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David Baker
- Mar 31, 2021
- 2 min
Art World Embraces Non-Fungible Tokens
Just when you thought it was impossible for the art world to get any weirder, this happens: A non-fungible token (or “NFT”) of a digital...
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David Baker
- Mar 27, 2021
- 1 min
Peloton unhappy about SPINNING trademark
Exercise bike manufacturer, Peloton, has filed petitions with the USPTO’s Trademark Trial and Appeal Board to cancel Mad Dogg Athletics’...
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David Baker
- Mar 24, 2021
- 1 min
Mr. Potato Head Is Now Gender Fluid
In a move that probably surprised Mrs. Potato Head, Hasbro recently announced that it was dropping the “Mr.” from the popular plastic toy...
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David Baker
- Mar 22, 2021
- 1 min
Banksy On Fire ... Just Not Literally
Luckily, there are always new developments in the IP world to keep us distracted. Whether it was street artist Banksy’s recent social...
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David Baker
- Mar 18, 2021
- 2 min
IP Update March 2021 Edition - Banksy, Beeple, NFTs, WonderCon, Spinning, and even Mr. Potato Head
“The artist brings something into the world that didn’t exist before, and he dos it without destroying something else.” - John Updike In...
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David Baker
- Mar 4, 2021
- 1 min
“Ruh-roh, Reorge!”
It has been nearly 60 years since The Jetsons cartoon arrived on American televisions, but a recent USPTO trademark application filed by...
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David Baker
- Mar 2, 2021
- 1 min
Ninth Circuit Favors Seuss Over Star Trek
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has ruled that a publishing company, ComicMix, LLC, was in the wrong when it published a...
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David Baker
- Feb 25, 2021
- 1 min
IP Update - February 2021 Edition
“But he who dares not grasp the thorn. Should never crave the rose.” ― Anne Bronte Did you watch the Big Game? Kinda boring, wasn’t it?...
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David Baker
- Feb 16, 2021
- 1 min
Aunt Jemima Finally Retires
Quaker Oats is releasing a new name and logo for its "Aunt Jemima" products, finally retiring the racist stereotype that has adorned its...
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David Baker
- Feb 11, 2021
- 1 min
Amusement Park Sues Singer
Evermore Park, a small amusement park in Utah, has filed suit against Taylor Swift and her management company alleging that the naming of...
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