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In The Briefing by Weintraub Tobin, intellectual property attorney Scott Hervey and his guests discuss current IP issues related to trademark, copyright, and entertainment, as well as IP litigation and intellectual property in the news.
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Oct 15, 2021 • 12min
Court Melts Ice Cube’s Trademark Lawsuit against Robinhood + Update
This week on the Briefing by the IP Law Blog, Scott Hervey and Josh Escovedo discuss a dispute between rapper Ice Cube and Robinhood over the trading app’s use of Ice Cube’s image in a newsletter.
Watch this episode on the Weintraub YouTube channel, here.

Oct 7, 2021 • 4min
Naming Rights for LA Clippers Dome: FinTech Steps Intuit
This week on the Briefing by the IP Law Blog, Scott Hervey and Josh Escovedo discuss the naming rights agreement between the Los Angeles Clippers and Intuit whereby the Clippers agreed to name their new $1.8 billion arena in Inglewood, California, the Intuit Dome.
Watch this episode on the Weintraub YouTube channel, here.

Sep 30, 2021 • 5min
Keeping an Eye on Warby Parker Adwords Trademark Infringement Lawsuit
This week on The Briefing by the IP Law Blog, Scott Hervey and Josh Escovedo discuss a trademark infringement lawsuit filed by 1-800 Contacts that accuses Warby Parker of buying search-engine keywords for “1-800 Contacts” to misdirect customers to its competing online store.
Watch this episode on the Weintraub YouTube channel, here.

Sep 23, 2021 • 8min
Could a Trademark Search Have Saved ‘The Cleveland Indians’ Botched Rebrand?
In this week’s episode of the Briefing by the IP Law Blog, Scott Hervey and Josh Escovedo discuss the Cleveland Indian’s attempt to rebrand as the Cleveland Guardians, and the complications that arose surrounding the new trademark.
Watch the episode on the Weintraub YouTube channel, here.

Sep 17, 2021 • 7min
San Diego Gulls’ Wings Clipped in Dispute Over Logo Copyright
In this week’s episode of The Briefing by the IP Law Blog, Scott Hervey and Josh Escovedo discuss an intellectual property dispute between the San Diego Gulls Hockey Club and ECHL, Inc.
Watch the full episode on the Weintraub YouTube channel, here.

Sep 9, 2021 • 17min
Could Netflix Be Liable in “When They See Us” Defamation Case?
In this week’s episode of The Briefing by the IP Law Blog, Scott Hervey and Josh Escovedo discuss a defamation lawsuit filed by a former Manhattan prosecutor against Netflix over her portrayal in the “When They See Us” series.
Watch the full episode on the Weintraub YouTube channel, here.

Sep 2, 2021 • 9min
Prince Estate Wants Winery’s ‘Purple Rain’ Trademark Back in the Bottle
In this week’s episode of The Briefing by the IP Law Blog, Scott Hervey and Josh Escovedo discuss a legal dispute between the Prince estate and an Ohio-based winery over the rights to the trademark “Purple Rain.”
Watch the video episode on the Weintraub YouTube channel, here.

Aug 26, 2021 • 7min
Dealmaking Pitfalls in NCAA’s New NIL Policy
In this week’s episode of The Briefing by the IP Law Blog, Scott Hervey and Josh Escovedo discuss the NCAA’s recent policy change which allows college athletes to monetize their NIL, as well as potential downsides to the new policy.
Watch the full episode on the Weintraub YouTube channel, here.

Aug 20, 2021 • 8min
NCAA Erects Challenge to ‘Vasectomy Mayhem’ Trademark
In this week’s episode of The Briefing by the IP Law Blog, Scott Hervey and Josh Escovedo discuss the NCAA’s decision to petition a trademark held by a urology office due to its alleged likeness to its own trademarks, ‘March Mayhem’ and ‘March Madness.’
Watch the video version of this episode on Weintraub’s YouTube channel, here.

Aug 12, 2021 • 10min
Tattoos, Videogames, and Lawsuits: Who Owns the Copyright on Athletic Ink?
In this week’s episode of The Briefing by the IP Law Blog, Scott Hervey and Josh Escovedo discuss lawsuits over identifiable tattoos on professional athletes featured in video games, and who owns the copyright to body art.
Watch the video version of this episode on the Weintraub YouTube channel here.
Cases discussed:
Solid Oak Sketches, LLC v. 2K Games, Inc.
Alexander v. Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.
Bill Graham Archives v. Dorling Kindersley, Ltd.
Darabont v. AMC Network Entm’t, LLC


