The beginning of a new year in Intellectual Property (IP)
carries with it the holdovers of the old – litigation and
all. But some things are worth looking forward to every month. So
we put our best foot forward and get 2023's IP news off to a
flying start with two fascinating stories from the United States
and a copyright conundrum to consider.
Hair of the trademark that bit me
The marketplace can be a dog-eat-dog world at the best of times,
but the dispute between Jack Daniel's and VIP Products LLC is
no mere barroom brawl. What started out as just another case of
alleged trademark infringement has escalated to involve the highest
echelons of the United States government's judicial and
executive branches.
