Co-founder and Crown®, LLP Partner, Owen Seitel, has been featured in Design Bay Area. In this interview, he delves into the complex and evolving landscape of AI and copyright law. Owen offers valuable perspectives on how generative AI is influencing creativity, legal frameworks, and the protection of intellectual property. Read the full interview, Copyrights and…
Crown®, LLP on the night (and day) of the earning dead!
This month in Advising Creativity®, the Crown team opens up about the intersection of freedom of speech and trademarks.
Lawsuits pitting one plush toy against another have brought trade dress law to the forefront. At the heart of the battle is whether there are protectable nonfunctional elements in Kelly Toys’ Squishmallows such that Build-A-Bear’s use of similar elements in its Skoosherz constitutes trade dress infringement. Read about the cutest dispute here. Publisher permission has…
Crown®, LLP Partners, Elizabeth J. Rest, and Owen Seitel are excited to meet personally with their international colleagues at the International Trademark Association Annual Meeting in Atlanta, GA. For more information, visit this site: https://www.inta.org/events/2024-annual-meeting/
On behalf of the California Lawyers Association Intellectual Property Law Section, Elizabeth will be leading this year’s delegation to Washington, D.C. April 28 – May 1, 2024, where the delegates will meet with senior officials from: (1) Senator Alex Padilla’s office, (2) Representative Zoe Lofgren’s Office, (3) Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, (4) U.S.…
Expanding into international markets can provide exciting opportunities for candy and snack brands. Attorney Elizabeth J. Rest explains the importance of navigating the myriad trademark hurdles to protect brands and build consumer loyalty. Read the full article here: https://candyusa.com/cst/navigating-multinational-brand-protection/
As featured in the Sports Business Journal, Crown®, LLP Partner Owen Seitel outlines morals clauses and reverse-morals clauses in his article on endorsement and sponsorship agreement strategies to protect athlete and celebrity branding. The full article can be viewed here: https://www.sportsbusinessjournal.com/Articles/2024/02/29/oped-29-seitel?hl=owen+seitel&sc=0&publicationSource=search
Featured in the Daily Journal, Crown®, LLP Partner Elizabeth J. Rest outlines key trademark strategies that companies should consider when expanding internationally. The full article can be viewed here: https://dailyjournal.com/articles/376252-considerations-for-international-brand-expansion-beware-of-pirates
Owen Seitel and Elizabeth J. Rest are excited to announce that they will be presenters at SXSW 2024. The team will be participating in the Mentor Sessions, offering one-on-one coaching to creatives at this incredible event in Austin, TX, from March 8th through the 16th. For more details on sessions and tracks: Elizabeth Location: Hilton…
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