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law professor teaching & writing about trademark, false advertising, IP, & entertainment law at northeastern
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creator of scripted web series "situationships" sues TI for trademark infringement over his upcoming movie, also titled "situationships," aaaand it's a big fat NOPE from me two shows/movies can absolutely have the same one-word descriptive title www.billboard.com/pro/t-i-laws...

IP people: what's the difference between a bully & a troll? (or are they basically synonyms associated with different areas of IP?)

"a lawsuit between the chicago cubs & the owner of a rooftop venue near wrigley field raises important questions about the scope of IP rights & the extent to which a property owner can profit from the fact that the property enjoys a natural view of a live event..."

tide treats? TIDE treats?!? did they not hear about the viral tide pod challenge that killed people or?

it just dawned on me that I characterize as historical fiction any fiction that takes place before I was born; anything that takes place while I was alive is just fiction 😆

tell me why the law review article i'm reading is 88 PAGES? 40k words? bffr

the footnotes for this paper are already so much fun

huh uspto advertising trademark examining attorney role as a non-bargaining unit position that would not be covered by current union agreements while other examining attorneys ARE covered by union agreements

trademark professors! if you like teaching "adults R us" & "guns R us," you'll love adding "vape R us" to the mix www.lexology.com/library/deta...

that’s my girl!

angel reese applies to register MEBOUNDS as a trademark for tees, sweatshirts, & hats 🏀🗑️

my kids: mom, what’s the name of the song we were doing that youtube dance to? me, an uncool mom: I’m probably not going to know it my kids: [play 5 seconds of a song] me, an entertainment law professor: ah yes, the song is “betty (get money) by yung gravy 🤓

excuse me but have you accepted jesus christ as your ::checks notes:: top-ranked personal branding icon of 2001?

I need everyone on Normal People internet to know that American Girl Doll Instagram is doing doll protests today. There are tiny t-shirts and signs. AND THEN I realized it's a joint protest with the Barbie ppl, where there are EVEN TINIER SIGNS.

really facebook? on no kings day???

I loved this book so I bought a copy for my skating teacher and I’m so excited to give it to her ⛸️

generic/barely descriptive trademarks are problematic for many reasons one is when you see it you’re like “wait but what’s the dairy pill called? what is…the brand of the dairy pill?”

them: how’s the writing going me: coming along! the writing:

husband sometimes provides emergency medical care at concerts, leading to this conversation: me: you're working the weeknd him: rly? i'm working tues & weds too me: yes, you're working the weeknd tues & weds. the concert is the weeknd him: no, pretty sure i'm off this weekend!

all the ladies in town are powerwalking in these cute sleek weighted vests but I am trying out my husband’s today which is large and square-shaped and camo 🫣 big GI jane energy

friends what year do you think this book was published

timeless spirits sues bacardi over bacardi's use of & application to register “make moments matter” for rum, which timeless says infringes its registered logo that features the words "timeless vodka moments matter, make them timeless" for vodka

referral fee kickbacks for legal support, you say? 🧐

"91% of gen Z trust micro-influencers more than their parents for purchase decisions." ok, seems like it would (should) depend a lot on what they're purchasing www.forbes.com/sites/jodiec...

you told me my tween would start calling me “bruh” (hasn’t happened) but nobody warned me my first grader would call me “girlypop” (3x today)??

is suing someone ever cancel culture? like…travelers suing influencer cassie de pecol for falsely claiming she was the first woman to travel to every country in the world is a kind of cancellation, right?

struggling with this metaphor friends what’s deeply inside you…is also outside of you…protecting you from other things outside of you that would be falling on your head?

it's a fun day to talk about trademark valuation

anyway TIL stedman--oprah's stedman--is one of the founding fathers of personal branding? am i...am i ordering his book now, it appears i am yes

the academic urge to read & absorb every single book, article, case, & lawsuit on a topic cover to cover before even beginning to write vs. the conflicting urge to just start writing w/o any foundation to base my little pet theories on

kellogg sues food truck over its use of "l'eggo my eggroll," claiming the truck & company's name infringe its registered L'EGGO MY EGGO trademark & others. it also alleges trade dress infringement, unfair competition, & tm dilution. www.bloomberglaw.com/document/X6P...