Frozen, the Disney movie released in 2013 was recently declared as the highest grossing animated movie of all time. To date, it has grossed almost 1.1 billion dollars! Yes – that’s right – billion with a “B.” In fact, it is the only animated movie to make over 1 billion dollars. Of course, with that […]
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Food for Thought: Images on the Internet
In this day and age where anyone can write a blog or put up a website many use images found on the internet to use to make their blog more interesting. Many times these bloggers or website owners will then be shut down after getting a threatening letter from an attorney over the use of […]
Vidalia Onion is a Trademarked Name
It’s that time again – fresh, sweet Vidalia onions are in supermarkets all throughout Florida. Just thinking about onion and cucumber salad or home-fried onion rings made with these tremendously tasty onions are enough to set anyone’s mouth to watering. Yet, very few people realize that not every sweet onion on the grocery store is a […]
Holograms, Michael Jackson and Cirque De Soleil
In 1991, Natalie Cole made headline news when she recorded the song “Unforgettable” along with her father, who had passed away years before. He was not only on the sound track, but with the advances in technology, was present in the video as well. It’s now 2014 and technology has continued to advance in the […]
The Fight Over Mickey
Approximately twenty years ago, Joel Zimmerman, a young teenager, was working on his computer when it suddenly quit working. Smelling something burning, Joel opened up the computer only to find a dead mouse inside. Inspired by this somewhat gruesome incident, he created the stage persona of Deadmau5 (pronounced dead mouse)! Zimmerman is a DJ and […]
The History of Who Dat???
Who Dat!”- The supporting cry for the New Orleans Saints is actually trademarked by a few San Antonio musicians. In 1983, Steve and Sal Monistere recorded their own version of “The Saints Go Marching In” with a “who dat” chant in the song and shortly thereafter trademarked both the “Who Dat!” And “Who Dat?” phrases. […]
WM Attorneys Support The Scott Center For Autism Treatment
The attorneys of Widerman Malek, PL attended the Evening of Hope VI this past weekend to support The Scott Center For Autism Treatment. The event is in its sixth year, and the support of our community for The Scott Center has never been stronger. The Scott Center specializes in working with children with autism and […]
Patent and Trademark Office Closed on March 3, 2014
USPTO Closed on March 3, 2014 due to weather.
Why Dumb Starbucks Made A Dumb Trademark Move
When the Dumb Starbucks store showed up late last week in Los Angeles, there was a lot of media attention on it. One defense that I heard in the media was that it was a parody of a Starbucks store and, therefore, it was probably ok. That’s not exactly the case.
Game Developer Candy Crush Stirs up Protests Over “Candy” Trademark
In recent years, we are seeing common words being trademarked that borders on ridiculous. How can common words that are used in every day language and useded in hundreds of brand products be trademarked? One such recent example is game developer King.com attempts to trademark the word “Candy” for their Candy Crush game. Is this […]
