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Thing 1 and Thing 2 Wish a Happy Birthday
As reported in this morning's The Writer's Almanac, today is the birthday of a man considered to be the most popular children's book...

David Baker
Mar 2, 20223 min read


Fellow Trojan Makes Good - Dexter Holland
I'm a 1983 graduate of the University of Southern California in Los Angeles and I have been a proud Trojan alum ever since. But I just...

David Baker
Mar 1, 20222 min read


NFT Trademarks Are Here to Stay
As recently reported by Finbold.com, applications for the registration of trademarks related to NFT’s (non-fungible tokens) increased by...

David Baker
Feb 25, 20222 min read


IP Law Minute - Legoland
Even if, like me, you're a few years older than a preteen, I'll wager that you have played with Lego building blocks or watched a...

David Baker
Feb 22, 20221 min read


Wouldn’t you like to make billions of dollars from your marginally creative artwork? I know I would.
If you’re like the rest of us, you’d like to make as much money with as little effort as possible, right? From all appearance,...

David Baker
Feb 18, 20222 min read


Cowabunga, Dude. It's been 68 years since Matt Groening was born!
As reported in The Writer's Almanac, today is the birthday of American cartoonist Matt Groening who is best known for creating The...

David Baker
Feb 15, 20222 min read


Pablo Picasso’s Heirs Launch NFT for One of his Works
The power hitters of the tech world aren’t the only ones looking to cash in on the stampede into The Metaverse. Artists and their heirs...

David Baker
Feb 12, 20222 min read


Victoria's Secret applies for virtual lingerie trademark registration with the USPTO
In a move that just may prove prescient (and, perhaps, prurient as well), Victoria’s Secret Stores Brand Management, LLC, the business...

David Baker
Feb 11, 20222 min read


The Metaverse Gets More Crowded as Microsoft, Sony Buy Their Way in
In the world of traditional real estate investing, there is a longstanding axiom that value is determined by three critical factors:...

David Baker
Feb 10, 20223 min read


Australian Government Buys Copyright to Aboriginal Flag
The official Australian flag is easily recognized but it is not the only official flag of the former British colony. Anyone familiar with...

David Baker
Feb 8, 20222 min read


Washington Football Team Ends Naming Suspense
After two seasons of being called simply "The Washington Football Team," the NFL franchise formerly known by a name that we apparently...

David Baker
Feb 3, 20222 min read


Comic strip icon turns 93
Happy 93rd birthday to cartoonist, novelist, and playwright Jules Feiffer who was born in the Bronx today in 1929. As reported in The...

David Baker
Jan 26, 20222 min read


U-Boat Commander Name Dropped as WWE Trademark
As reported by Bleeding Cool and several other media outlets, the WWE (World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc., for the uninitiated) has...

David Baker
Jan 21, 20222 min read


A.A. Milne, Birthday Boy
As reported on The Writer’s Almanac, today is the birthday of A.A. Milne, the man who created the most famous fictional teddy bear in the...

David Baker
Jan 18, 20222 min read


Are Mickey, Minnie and the rest of the Disney gang destined for the Public Domain in 2022?
Ever since Walt Disney first put pen to paper and drew the mouse that would become the cornerstone of an entertainment empire, the clock...

David Baker
Jan 18, 20223 min read


Taylor Swift tries to just “Shake It Off”
Defending a copyright lawsuit filed by lyricists Sean Hall and Nathan Butler, pop recording artist Taylor Swift has asked a federal court...

David Baker
Jan 11, 20222 min read


Coach John Madden, R.I.P.
John Madden, the Super Bowl winning coach of the Oakland Raiders (now playing in Las Vegas), the color commentator of NFL on game day...

David Baker
Jan 4, 20222 min read


“I think I have an idea.” - Tom Edison
Thomas Edison demonstrated his first incandescent light bulb on this date in 1879. Edison didn't invent the light bulb — incandescent...

David Baker
Dec 31, 20211 min read


Creation of a Classic ….. Board Game
Today in 1935, the game Monopoly was patented by Charles Darrow, an unemployed engineer in Germantown, Pennsylvania. There was a game at...

David Baker
Dec 24, 20211 min read


TOYS ‘R’ US – The Brand That Refused to Die
R U a Toys ‘R’ Us kid? If so, then you vividly remember the slow, agonizing demise of the popular toy retailer several years ago. But...

David Baker
Dec 17, 20212 min read
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