Tag Archives: Intellectual Property Law

Dr. Seuss Sets Photon Torpedoes on Star Trek Mashup in 9th Circuit Appeal (Part One, Copyright)

August 5, 2021Copyright Law, Entertainment IP, IP Litigation9th Circuit, Comic Mix, Copyright Law, Dr. Seuss, Fair Use, grinch, Intellectual Property Law, intellectual property litigation, Josh Escovedo, Mashup, ninth circuit, Penguin Books, Scott Hervey, Star Trek, US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuitthebriefing

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In this week’s episode of The Briefing by the IP Law Blog, Scott Hervey and Josh Escovedo discuss the Ninth Circuit ruling on the copyright aspects of Dr. Seuss “Mashups.”

Watch the video of this episode on the Weintraub YouTube channel here.

Listen to part two of this topic here.

Watch part two of this topic here.

Cases discussed:

Dr. Seuss Enterprises v. Penguin Books USA
Dr. Seuss Enterprises v. Comic Mix LLC

Nike Threatens Fire & Brimstone Over Satanic Custom Shoe Makers

July 13, 2021Manufacturing IP, Sports IP, Trademark LawIntellectual Property Law, Josh Escovedo, Lil Nas X, NIke, Scott Hervey, Trademark infringement, trademark law, Trademark litigation, Weintraub Tobinthebriefing

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In this week’s episode of The Briefing by The IP Law Blog, attorneys Scott Hervey and Josh Escovedo discuss the trademark litigation between Nike and a custom shoe maker, MSCHF (pronounced “Mischief”). In Nike Inc. v MSCHF Product Studio, Inc. Nike sued MSCHF over unauthorized versions of the Nike Air Max 97 featuring satanic imagery. The shoes were tied into marketing by Rapper Lil Nas X, and all 666 pairs created by MSCHF were sold.

View the video recording of this episode on the Weintraub Tobin YouTube channel, here.