Here is universal advice for all entities looking to create a new commercial or non-commercial brand: conduct a trademark search before launch to avoid a costly and potentially embarrassing mistake.
Trademark rights go beyond similarity of words, letters and symbols to visual, phonetic, auditory and even olfactory similarity. While a typical “knock out” search focuses [ ... ]
On November 4, 2025, Sasha Suda, the director of the Philadelphia Art Museum (the “Museum”), was removed from her position following a controversial and surprising rebranding of the Philadelphia Museum of Art to the Philadelphia Art Museum. The Museum’s $250,000 rebrand is presumed to be the principal reason for her removal, as its board reportedly was caught unaware when th [ ... ]
Popeye’s copyright entered the public domain on January 1, 2025, with almost immediate consequences. The horror film and derivative work “Popeye the Slayer Man” was released in 2025, bringing Popeye’s intellectual property back into the spotlight. And now Hearst Holdings, Inc., owner of the POPEYE trademark, has filed a trademark opposition to block the application of Free [ ... ]
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If you practice law long enough, things come back around. I was reminded of my days representing the Directors Guild of America in its fight against the colorization of black and white movies when I read an article about the colorizing of an Ansel Adams photograph by a prominent gallery owner, who exhibited it at the Association of International Photography Art Dealers (AIPAD).
[ ... ]On May 3, 2026, INBLF, the International Network of Boutique and Independent Law Firms, hosted a reception at the annual conference of the International Trademark Association (INTA) in London for about 60 current and prospective INBLF members. The reception was held at the Oiler Bar, a historic barge on the Royal Victoria Docks, and drew conference attendees from around the world.
This series relates to the legal landscape of podcasting. Lutzker & Lutzker has been advising major publishing and individual clients in this area since 2010. Sixteen years later the industry has evolved significantly, but the underlying premise remains unchanged: creators benefit from a proactive legal strategy for content creation and distribution.
Intellectual prope [ ... ]