Alt Legal IP News – Issue #20
Hannah Samendinger | January 10, 2017
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High Brow / Low Brow
– On the heels of Michael Jordan’s Chinese trademark victory, BMW has also won in the Chinese IP court.
– Louis Vuitton lost a nearly two year long battle with a tote bag company after a court found that mimicking the LV mark didn’t support an infringement claim.
– Jagermeister holds several trademarks but the company is using one to oppose a new basketball logo.
IP & AI
– Artificial intelligence is here to stay but how much will it really change IP in the next 25 years?
– One startup is using machine learning to identify logos that might be too similar to your own.
– Who owns the rights to IP in the age of AI?
Snap It, Post It, Like It
– Can you guess which IP firms are most active on social media?
– A lawyer rewrote the Instagram terms of service so that even a child could understand their rights. One child’s reaction? “I’m deleting Instagram because it’s weird.” Starts on page 10.
Odds and Ends
– Harley Davidson is suing Urban Outfitters over “reconstructed bodysuits,” some made from Harley garments.
– As we have covered before, cannabis businesses have a difficult time getting rights to their IP. But some companies are just repurposing popular IP for their brands.
– Is there really iron in your cereal? Yes, as you can see in this video. Of course, there’s a patent for that.