The IP Cons of Fan Conventions

Pop culture fan conventions are huge in the new millennium. “Cons,” as they are often called, have sprung up all over the country and grown into…

In-N-Out Double Double burger next to Smashburger Triple Double burger

Food Fight: Burger Edition

Beloved burger chain In-N-Out Burger, home of not-so-secret menu items and “animal style” fries, has sued burger competitor Smashburger, claiming that Smashburger’s new “Triple Double”…

[Acapulco] Gold* Rush for California Cannabis Trademarks January 1, 2018

[Note: A previous version of this article ran on Wendel Rosen’s cannabis industry blog at http://www.calcannabislawblog.com on June 8, 2017.] In June 2017, the California…

The text IP Basics written on a blackboard

[This post is part 3 of a 3 part IP Basics Series] In a recent series of IP Basics: Copyrights, Trademarks and Trade Secrets, Oh My!…

Trademark Newsflash: Supreme Court Strikes Down Disparagement Clause

Since 1946, when the Lanham Act was enacted, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has denied registration of any trademark that “[c]onsists of ……