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Life After Prison: O. J. Simpson’s parole
Thank you Bhavini Mistry for your contributionOJ Simpson, the famous football player who spent a nine year prison sentence for kidnapping and armed robbery in Las Vegas in 2007, was granted parole for his good behavior in prison. Parole is the temporary release of...
Protect your Brand in Asia
Thank you Bhavini Mistry again for your research and contribution to this article.When protecting your brands around the world you need to pay attention to variations on how they are written and spelled not only on other languages but also different writing...
Apple v. Qualcomm, Battle Royal or Battle for the Royalties
Thank you Bhavini Mitry for her contribution with this article.Apple and Qualcomm find themselves in a head-to- head war filing and extending lawsuits against each other over royalties for patent licenses used to produce iPhones. Royalties are legally binding...
A Saint you do not want to mess with
Thank you Bhavini Mistry for her contribution this week. Biswajit Sarkar, a lawyer in India, is filing a lawsuit against nuns who he claims to have “unauthorized use” of Saint Teresa’s trademarked “white, blue-rimmed...
Who Owns The Beatles?
Another contribution of Bhavini Mistry.Earlier this year, Sir Paul McCartney from The Beatles filed a copyright lawsuit against famous music publishing company, Sony/ATV, in order to regain possession of his own songs. This is a complicated legal battle that...
When a Jury can not agree
Today I want to welcome and thank Bhavini Mistry for her contribution on what happens when a jury can not achieve a decision. Please enjoy her post below. Bhavini is currently preparing for the LSAT and plans to attend law school next year.Recently...
Free Speech meets Trademark Law, Do not rush to register yet!!!
A recent an unanimous decision from the Supreme Court ruled that even offensive words or speech can be registered as trademarks in the United States. Trademarks are words, slogans, phrases, logos, graphics, and even sounds that identify in the mind of a consumer...
Where there is a Will can be Princely Litigation
The King of Pop had them, but Prince did not. Juan Gabriel, the Divo South of the Border had several in different jurisdictions. That is wills and trusts. This memorial week may be the beginning of the end as far as the estate of Prince is concerned. The artist who...
Don’t get Beyonce’s BLUES, IVY BLUES
After the birth of their daughter, Beyoncé and Jay-Z’s filed an application to register their daughter’s name BLUE IVY as a federal trademark. This application has been challenged by a LA-based event planning company. The firm...
Opciones para Proteger sus Bienes: Trusts o Fideicomisos
Un "trust" o fideicomiso es un acuerdo entre individuos u organizaciones en la que una entidad transfiere un bien o derecho de propiedad a otro, con el fin de que lo controle y administre en beneficio de terceras entidades o personas. Los beneficiarios pueden ser...