Category: Communications

There is a trend today to produce movies based on real life events or true stories.  Every filmmaker has his or her own personal goals when making a movie; representing a cause or purely for money and the box office revenue offer answers to the personal missions of filmmakers.   It is noteworthy that placing a… Continue reading Creative License by Leonard Wheeler – NFL

What is the definition of trademark dilution? Does this….. Infringe on this? If your mark is confusing similar to another’s, you may be infringing their mark.  If another company thinks you might be, several things might happen. They might “kindly” demand you remove it from all of your material. They might sue you. They might… Continue reading Explanation of Trademark Dilution

Many people think that in an LLC your assets are safe.  In reality, this is not a true statement, Remembering that a lot of statutory and substantive law governing the Limited Liability Company is on state jurisdiction, here are some decisions in LLC case law. Personal Jurisdiction If a member has had any transaction in… Continue reading LLC Case Law

We have been writing about The Fair Use Doctrine, but when can you use a sports logo and when can’t you? In the history of this case, the Baltimore Ravens and the NFL had been site in the Fourth Circuit for infringing on the copyright of the flying B” logo, however they continued to use… Continue reading NFL and the Raven’s Flying B Logo

Where, when and how can a university use its logo?  Almost every university has a conglomerate of trademark filings:  some for their name, some with their logos and others with word marks. For example, Boston College has 19 live trademarks.  This means they have “Boston College”, “Boston College Eagles” and BC tied up for many… Continue reading Universities are Serious Trademark Business