Image used under license from Shutterstock.com. An internet trend of users demonstrating their “very demure, very mindful” behaviors has garnered international attention. Millions of people now use the viral phrase in their TikTok videos as a tongue-in-cheek way to express …
Steamboat Willie Enters the Public Domain and Embarks on a New Adventure
Image used under license from Shutterstock.com. Over the last few years, several of Walt Disney’s most famous characters have adopted a new persona that removes them from their quintessential family-friendly environment. For example, one of Disney’s earliest versions of Mickey …
Vive La Trademark: Hermès Wins MetaBirkin Battle…For Now
By Alyssa R. Garcia Image used under license from Shutterstock.com. At the close of the recent trial between luxury brand Hermès and nonfungible token (“NFT”) artist Mason Rothschild,[1] the jury returned a verdict in favor of Hermès, finding that by …
Lizzo Just Took a TTAB Test – Turns Out “100% That Bitch” is Trademarkable
By Alyssa R. Garcia Image used under license from Shutterstock.com. Pop icon Lizzo scored a major legal win recently by successfully convincing the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (the “TTAB”) to allow her to trademark the phrase “100% That Bitch” …
His Loss: How Drake and 21 Savage’s Counterfeit Vogue Cover May Cost Them Millions
By Christian Glover Image used under license from Shutterstock.com. A New York federal judge recently blocked rappers Drake and 21 Savage from using a fake Vogue magazine cover of themselves to promote their newest album, “Her Loss.”[1] Significantly, Vogue’s reputation …
Faux or Faux Pas? The Case of the MetaBirkin
By Alyssa R. Garcia Image used under license from Shutterstock.com. In a novel intellectual property case, longtime luxury fashion house Hermès has brought a trademark infringement action against the creator of NFTs depicting faux-fur Hermès Birkin handbags.[1] The allure of an …






