Monthly Archives: May 2023

Aaron Judge Hits a Grand Slam Before the Trademark Trial and Appeal



Major League Baseball player Aaron Judge went before the Trademark Trial and Appeals Board to block a person’s attempt to secure trademark rights for slogans that play on his name. Scott Hervey and Josh Escovedo discuss this dispute on this episode of The Briefing by the IP Law Blog.

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AI Generated Fake Drake Song – Legit or Lawsuit?



The Universal Music Group is accusing a TikTok creator of copyright infringement after they published an AI-Generated song that was made to sound like a Drake and Weeknd collaboration. Scott Hervey and Josh Escovedo discuss this dispute in this episode of The Briefing by the IP Law Blog.

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Cases Discussed:

  • Middler v. Ford
  • Astley v. Matthew Hauri, pka Yung Gravy

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Chipotle and Sweetgreen Settle Food Fight Over CHIPOTLE Trademark



Popular food chains Chipotle and Sweetgreen settled a trademark dispute relating to Sweetgreen’s use of ‘CHIPOTLE’ on its menu. Scott Hervey and Josh Escovedo talk about this dispute on this episode of The Briefing by the IP Law Blog.

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Woodward Asks Court to Dump Trump’s Complaint



Journalist Bob Woodward asked the court to dismiss former President Trump’s copyright infringement claim regarding Woodward’s audio book “The Trump Tapes,” which consists of 20 raw audio interviews with Trump. Scott Hervey and Josh Escovedo talk about this case on this episode of The Briefing by the IP Law Blog.

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Cases Discussed:

  • Trump v. Woodward
  • Taggart v. WMAQ Channel 5 Chicago

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