David Baker
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 16, 2021
- 1 min
WonderCon Goes Virtual … Again
For only the second time ever (2020 was the first), organizers of the Anaheim, California popular media convention WonderCon have...
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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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David Baker
- Feb 11, 2021
- 1 min
Did you miss an issue of IP Update? You're in luck. Here's a copy of the January 2021 edition.
So, the first week of January really happened, didn’t it? And, if you were paying attention to the unrelenting media coverage from our...
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David Baker
- Feb 3, 2021
- 2 min
The “Grand Daddy of Them All” Trademark Lawsuit
Capping the weird 2020-2021 NCAA football season, the Alabama Crimson Tide beat the Ohio State Buckeyes 52-24 in the College Football...
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David Baker
- Jan 28, 2021
- 2 min
IP Update - January 2021 Edition
"In the long-run, every government is the exact symbol of its people, with their wisdom and unwisdom; we have to say, Like People like...
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David Baker
- Jan 15, 2021
- 2 min
Passage of COVID Relief Bill Changes Copyright Law
Last month, the CASE Act was signed into law by President Trump as part of the massive 5,593-page, $1.4-trillion omnibus spending and...
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David Baker
- Jan 5, 2021
- 1 min
Trademark Fees Are on the Rise in 2021
Despite having to deal with Covid-19 challenges in 2020, U.S. business will now have to contend with another challenge, higher trademark...
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David Baker
- Dec 22, 2020
- 2 min
IP Update - December 2020 Edition
“Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog it's too dark to read.” - Groucho Marx How long does a trademark last? It...
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