When you're out shopping at your favorite big box store and you come across a pair of blue jeans prominently displaying the label "MADE IN THE USA," does it affect your decision to purchase and, equally important, just what does that label mean to you? Does it mean...
If a major toy manufacturer named a plastic toy hamster after you, would you be upset? Flattered? Angry enough to file a lawsuit in federal court seeking a permanent injunction and monetary damages of more than $5 million? Well, if you're FOX News personality Harris...
Do you ever forward memes to your coworkers and social media friends? It might be a picture of a kitten hanging from a branch and being told to just "hang in there" or it might be a grumpy cat who "hates Mondays" or it might not even feature a picture of a cat. It...
Just in time for the fall football season, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals recently issued a ruling on the question of what makes a cheerleading uniform a cheerleading uniform. If you have a favorite football team, professional or college, then you probably also...
Whether it's Yelp, Facebook, or Twitter, positive online reviews can make or break a new product or service. No one knows that better than the savvy folks over at Microsoft. So, when Microsoft released the XBoxOne back in 2013 the marketing department tried to make...
At the most recent MHI Convention in Las Vegas, one of the educational seminars addressed the potential impacts of the new revised Uniform Residential Landlord and Tenant Act. In the intervening time after the MHI Convention, the Uniform Law Commission has continued...
As we've previously reported (and with apologies to the author), the grapes of copyright wrath have been trampled by the U.S. court system over the past ten years in a series of lawsuits filed by the descendants of John Steinbeck against one another. With books like...
If you're a fan of the NFL, then you remember last year's Super Bowl. With time running out, the Seattle Seahawks were a play away from scoring the game-winning touchdown when a controversial play call led to an interception by New England and the championship...
I think everyone can agree Michael Jordan, formerly of the NBA Chicago Bulls, was one of the greatest basketball players of all time. And, I think we can also agree that for marketing purposes his face is not only very recognizable but also very valuable, especially...
Not all words or names can be protected as trademarks. For example, no one business can claim exclusive rights in generic terms because every business owner in the same industry needs to be able to use them to identify their own goods or services. Thus, no one owns...
