Hall Booth Smith Welcomes Gaylon C. Hollis to its Atlanta Office
ATLANTA, GEORGIA – March 22, 2021 – Hall Booth Smith, P.C. (HBS) is pleased to welcome Attorney Gaylon C. Hollis to its Atlanta office as the firm expands its intellectual property practice to serve the needs of its clients. Gaylon works clo
Nicki Minaj Demonstrates the New Cost of the Sampling of Copyrighted Music without a License
Written by: Aris C. Rotella, Esq. Fair-use is the first defense of creatives experimenting with copyrighted material. Whether it be an amateur filmmaker utilizing copyrighted footage in their YouTube video compiling their favorite movies of 2020
Ferrari Loses Trademark Fight For World’s Most Expensive Car
Written by: HBS Intellectual Property Team Ferrari just lost a landmark trademark battle with an Italian rival auto maker over its 250 GTO, one of its most coveted sports cars that typically fetches 50 million pounds ($65 million USD) when one
USPTO Offers Free Fast Track for Small Businesses on COVID-19 Applications
Written by: Karl Braun, Esq., Justin Kerenyi, Esq., Daniel Miller, Esq., and Rodney Miller, Esq. The United States Patent and Trademark Office is giving small businesses and micro entities priority examination without the usual fees in an ef
Supreme Court Sides With Lucky Brand on Defense Preclusion
Written by: Karl Braun, Esq., Justin Kerenyi, Esq., Daniel Miller, Esq., and Rodney Miller, Esq. The U.S. Supreme Court sided with apparel maker Lucky Brand on the applicability of “defense preclusion” about whether and under which circumsta
Photographs As Protectible Forms of Expression
Written by: Karl Braun, Esq. Photographs represent a unique and plentiful form of personal and professional expression. Photographs also constitute intellectual property. The pervasive proliferation of photographs on the internet via social medi
Will Kanye Single-Handedly Change the Course of the Entertainment Industry?
Written by: Karl M. Braun, Esq. Kanye West filed suit in Superior Court, Los Angeles County at the end of January, 2019 against EMI April Music, Inc. and EMI Blackwood Music, Inc. seeking declaratory relief, restitution and a constructive trust,
USPTO Proposes To Make Foreign Applicants Use U.S.-Licensed Attorneys
Do-It-Yourself U.S. trademark filings from anywhere in the world may no longer be the story by the end of 2019. On February 15, 2019, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) published a proposal to change federal trademark law. T
I.P. Counterfeiting: Protection from Counterfeiting in an Increasingly Online World
Written by: Reid Morelli, Esq. and Andrew Bayudan Counterfeiting continues to remain one of most dangerous threats to I.P. owners – cutting into owners’ profits and injuring reputations. Counterfeit products bear the insignia of a tradem
Music Modernization Act Blog Post
Written by: Karl Braun, Esq. As a brief introduction to discussion of the new Orrin G. Hatch–Bob Goodlatte Music Modernization Act (“MMA”), a cursory understanding of a few key terms and concepts is essential. An “artist” in the contex