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Is Paris’ (Food) Burning?
Hallmark, you've been like served Having served as Paris Hilton’s licensing attorney in a previous life, I am obligated to preserve the confidences of my former client. So please understand if I report...
View ArticleSports Licensing Corner: Licensing Revolution on the Campuses?
An antitrust lawsuit brought by a former UCLA basketball star has the potential to upend the cozy, lucrative world of collegiate sports licensing, and even to make fundamental changes to the amateur...
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Who You Callin’ Milkaholic? Lindsay Lohan’s IP Lawsuit
Fans of both celebrity train wrecks and intellectual property law got a twofer with the recent news that actress Lindsay Lohan has filed a $100 million lawsuit against online brokerage E*TRADE for...
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‘Scuse Me While I Sue This Guy: The Uncertain Law of Dead Celebrity Goods
Jimi sez: "Businessmen they drink my...vodka?!?" What do Jimi Hendrix, Elvis Presley, Marilyn Monroe, and Princess Diana all have in common? If you guessed that all of them are dead celebrities, you...
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The Uncertain Law of Dead Celebrity Goods, Sexy Einstein Edition
E = mc squared, baby Thank you, Albert Einstein, for making our point. Great minds think alike. Unknown to The Licensing Law Blog, one day before we posted “The Uncertain Law of Dead Celebrity Goods,”...
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Dealing With a Licensor’s Bankruptcy
In January, we explained how a licensee’s bankruptcy looks from a licensor’s point of view. What about a licensor’s bankruptcy from a licensee’s point of view? The landscape is quite similar, except...
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Witches, and Bozos, and IP, Oh My
Trick or Tea! Is she a witch? And was her father a Bozo? In observance of the upcoming Halloween and Election Day holidays, and in the spirit of fun, we take a look at the intellectual property issues...
View ArticleOh Man: Dora the Explorer Discovers She’s Been Swiped
David vs. Goliath, Dora the Explorer vs. Swiper the Fox, Caitlin Sanchez vs. Nickelodeon. Since our passion is the drafting and negotiation of intellectual property-related contracts, when 14-year-old...
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There Are 8 Million Lawsuits in the Naked Cowboy
This blog post is not authored by, endorsed by, or affiliated with the Naked Cowboy(R), and other stuff our lawyer made us say. Photo Courtesy Ryan McGinnis A New York New Year’s tradition is the...
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Game Over in College Sports Rights Dispute
Ad for Electronic Arts’ NCAA Football 2014 Are makers of video games required to take licenses from celebrities depicted in their games, or does the First Amendment shield them from the need to obtain...
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