Category Archives: Misc. Intellectual Property

posts on matters that touch on intellectual property rights but cannot be characterized as dealing with patent, copyright, or trademark, such as the right of publicity, commercial misappropriation, and trade libel.

The Update Post – updates on college athletes’ rights, Raiderettes, California foie gras ban

Posted on August 31, 2014 by Kenneth Tanji, Jr.

In the lawsuit by NCAA athletes to share in revenue from products bearing their names, images, and likeness, the court ruled that players do have rights to their names, images, and likenesses.  The NCAA is appealing the ruling. In the … Continue reading →

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NCAA basketball and football players’ right of publicity and antitrust claims continue to proceed in court

Posted on November 28, 2013 by Kenneth Tanji, Jr.

The long-running lawsuit by NCAA basketball and football players concerning the use of their names, images, and likenesses by the NCAA and video game companies has had two important recent developments. The development that is of more interest to this … Continue reading →

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Patent Law, Trademark Law – Updates on Christian Louboutin, inequitable conduct, and Chris Bosh

Posted on December 31, 2011 by Kenneth Tanji, Jr.

With 2011 coming to an end, this is a good time to check in on updates on some of our favorite blogposts of the past: Christian Louboutin’s quest to trademark the color of his shoe soles, pleading inequitable conduct in … Continue reading →

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Right of Publicity – Kim Kardashian accuses Old Navy of stealing her persona

Posted on July 31, 2011 by Kenneth Tanji, Jr.

The LT Pacific Law Group blog knows what its readers want, so we have to report on Kim Kardashian’s recently-filed lawsuit against Old Navy (click here for a pdf copy of the lawsuit). Earlier this year, Old Navy released a … Continue reading →

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Commercial Misappropriation – no remedies for a property owner whose house was photographed for a company’s brochure

Posted on August 22, 2010 by Kenneth Tanji, Jr.

We have represented clients who have had their photograph used for a company’s advertisements without their permission.  The difficulty in seeking legal relief in this situation is shown by a post in the Property, intangible blog, which details what happened … Continue reading →

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