Trenam Law IP

  • Horror Screenwriters Sue For Reversion of Copyrights

    Recently Clive Barker sued Park Avenue Entertainment, LLC in California Central District Court under copyright law. He seeks a Declaratory Judgement that he terminated the company’s copyrights to the Hellraiser film screenplay and the book it was based on under the Copyright Act of 1976 Termination Rights. This lawsuit is the latest filed by horror… Read full article

  • Olympics Forces Marble League Name Change

    Many aspects of daily life have changed during COVID-19. For example, many of us work from home now as opposed to working in an office setting to reduce the transmissibility of the virus. Five years ago, who would have thought that Zoom would see the resurgence of the past few months? For me personally, as… Read full article

  • Ford intends to sell electric vehicles named EVERGLADES

    On June 5, 2020, Ford Motor Company filed a US trademark application for EVERGLADES. Ford filed the EVERGLADES trademark application on an intent to use basis. This means Ford has a bona fide intent to use the mark in commerce. The mark is designated for use with “Motor vehicles, namely, automobiles, pick-up trucks, electric vehicles,… Read full article

  • Amazon’s Neutral Patent Evaluation

    Many of our clients have achieved great financial success selling their patented inventions on Amazon. This is not surprising, considering that Amazon is the most prominent online marketplace in the United States. Amazon-based businesses have become even more lucrative when the COVID-19 pandemic shut down most brick-and-mortar retailers, shifting consumer demand online. However, although Amazon… Read full article

  • Digimedia is focusing in on Nikon in patent suit

    Earlier this week, Digimedia Tech, LLC (Digimedia) filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Nikon Inc. and Nikon Americas Inc. (Nikon) in the Eastern District of New York. The complaint alleges that Nikon violated three of Digimedia’s patents relating to its digital camera technology. The Asserted Patents Digimedia is the owner by assignment of U.S. Patent… Read full article

  • Lady Antebellum Reaches Agreement With Blues Singer Over the Name Lady A

    Country music superstar group Lady Antebellum announced recently that they will change the name of the group to “Lady A”. The country trio announced the name change in the wake of the Black Lives Matter protests. After realizing “Antebellum” had associations with slavery, they decided to change the name of the group to “Lady A”.… Read full article

  • FDA Approves First Prescription Video Game

    Growing up, my brother and I frequently played video games. I believe we owned every console released during the 1990s. My dad even wrote his own video game in the 1980s, playable on a floppy disk drive of a computer. While I have probably argued at some point in favor of the therapeutic value of… Read full article

  • COVID-19 Boosts Patent Litigation

    A few days ago, Bloomberg Law reported that number of patent litigation cases is rising sharply. This is not surprising. When economy is booming, companies invest significant resources into research and development. This investment often leads to groundbreaking innovation. To protect the fruits of their investment, companies file a large number of patents and build… Read full article