Crown® Partners Elizabeth J. Rest and Owen Seitel appointed as Officers of the CLA IP Law Section Entertainment and Sports Interest Group

Elizabeth will be serving as the Chair and Owen will be serving as Co-Vice Chair of the CLA IP Law Section Entertainment and Sports Interest Group.  The Interest Group strives to educate lawyers in intellectual property law principles and the business and legal aspects of servicing the entertainment and sports industries, including, but not limited…

The Cutest Trademark Dispute—Squishmallows Takes on Skoosherz

Crown®, LLP Partner Elizabeth J. Rest’s article published on Law.com: The Cutest Trademark Dispute—Squishmallows Takes on Skoosherz

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…