A Hotel Cannot Protect Its Building’s Exterior as a Trademark, but Maybe Yours Can
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A Ruff Day for Parody Dog Toys
The Supreme Court wrapped up its triumvirate of intellectual property cases (copyright, patent, and trademark) for its current term when it overturned the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals’ decision in Jack Daniel’s Properties, Inc. v. VIP Products, LLC, Case No. 22-148, Slip. Opinion (June 8, 2023). This case involved VIP Product’s marketing of dog toys appearing like…
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ISBA Publishes Jonathan Phillips’ Article re: Fair Food and Retail Delivery Act
The Illinois State Bar Association recently published Jonathan Phillips’ article concerning the new Fair Food and Retail Delivery Act. This Illinois law was passed to address third party apps (i.e. DoorDash, Uber Eats) putting, primarily, restaurants on their platforms without permission. How the Act might ultimately be used by merchants is up in the air….
