Tag Archives: trademark law

Could a Trademark Search Have Saved ‘The Cleveland Indians’ Botched Rebrand?



In this week’s episode of the Briefing by the IP Law Blog, Scott Hervey and Josh Escovedo discuss the Cleveland Indian’s attempt to rebrand as the Cleveland Guardians, and the complications that arose surrounding the new trademark.

Watch the episode on the Weintraub YouTube channel, here.


Prince Estate Wants Winery’s ‘Purple Rain’ Trademark Back in the Bottle



In this week’s episode of The Briefing by the IP Law BlogScott Hervey and Josh Escovedo discuss a legal dispute between the Prince estate and an Ohio-based winery over the rights to the trademark “Purple Rain.”

Watch the video episode on the Weintraub YouTube channel, here.


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



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 trademark aspects of Dr. Seuss “mashups.”

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

Listen to part one of this topic here.

Watch the video version of part one here.

Continue reading Dr. Seuss Sets Photon Torpedoes on Star Trek Mashup in 9th Circuit Appeal (Part Two, Trademark)


Nike Threatens Fire & Brimstone Over Satanic Custom Shoe Makers



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.


What’s In a Name: Clearing Titles for Film and Television



In this week’s episode, attorneys Scott Hervey and Josh Escovedo discuss the process of clearing titles for Film and Television shows. They discuss recent high-stakes litigation around entertainment titles, including Stouffer v. National Geographic Partners LLC, Jon Astor-White v. Daniel Strong (Empire), and the “Honey Badger” case.

Watch this episode on YouTube here.

Watch a previous episode of The Briefing by the IP Law Blog discussing the Empire litigation, here.

Read an article Scott wrote on how the Empire litigation extended the permitted use of third-party trademarks on The IP Law Blog, here.

Read an article on The IP Law Blog about the “Honey Badger” case, here.