Monthly Archives: April 2022

The Case of the Stolen Ampersand and the (Non)Protectability of Fonts

Trademark Law, , ,

The Case of the Stolen Ampersand and the (Non)Protectability of FontsIn this episode of The Briefing by the IP Law Blog, Scott Hervey and Josh Escovedo discuss an intellectual property dispute between a typeface designer and Banana Republic, over the retailer’s use of a stylized ampersand design.

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SCOTUS Issues First IP Ruling of 2022 in Unicolors, Inc. v. H&M Hennes & Maurits, LP

IP Litigation,

In this episode of The Briefing by the IP Law Blog, Scott Hervey and Josh Escovedo discuss the Supreme Court’s first intellectual property ruling of 2022.

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March Madness Marketing Rebounds With a New Twist

Sports IP, ,

In this episode of The Briefing by the IP Law Blog, Scott Hervey and Josh Escovedo discuss how marketing practices changed for the March Madness tournament this year, and what that meant for athletes.

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Supreme Court Petitioned to Overturn 8th Circuit’s Holding on Architectural Plans that Upends “Standard Marketing Practices” in Real Estate Industry

Copyright Law, , ,

In this episode of The Briefing by the IP Law Blog, Scott Hervey and Josh Escovedo discuss the 8th Circuit’s opinion on copyright protection for architectural plans that could uphend “standard marketing practices” in Real Estate.

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