by Malloy & Malloy | May 2, 2023 | News, Uncategorized
The Firm congratulates Law Clerk, Katelyn Malloy, on her recent election as President of the Intellectual Property Law Society at the University of Miami School of Law for the 2023-2024 academic year. IPLS is an active student organization that supports classmates...
by Kelly Malloy | Sep 8, 2022 | Blog, Registered Patent Agent, Trademark, Uncategorized
In a recent trademark opposition over the mark “PURPLE RAIN”, the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (“TTAB”) ruled for the estate of famous American musician Prince over energy drink company Bang Energy. Bang’s affiliate filed the trademark application for “PURPLE...
by Malloy & Malloy | Jun 28, 2022 | News, Uncategorized
Congratulations to Firm Partners, Jennie Malloy, Peter Matos, Oliver Ruiz, and John Cyril Malloy III on being named to this year’s list of SuperLawyers, and to Firm Senior Associate, W. John Eagan, on being named a Rising Star. Of note, Mr. Matos, Mr. Malloy, and Ms....
by Katelyn Malloy | Jun 24, 2022 | Blog, Copyright, Uncategorized
Israeli writer, Ehud Yonay, authored an article in 1983 which inspired the 1986 movie “Top Gun” starring Tom Cruise. In 2018, the Yonays sent Paramount a statutory notice of termination under the Copyright Act, making them the sole owners of the US copyright for the...
by Jonathan Woodard | Jun 14, 2022 | Uncategorized
In a recently filed trademark infringement lawsuit, the Seattle Space Needle asserts that the Local Coffee Spot is infringing upon its trademarked logo (comparisons shown below). Embedded within that trademark lawsuit is another dispute as to whether the Local Coffee...
by Cleo Suero | Jun 9, 2022 | Blog, Copyright, Uncategorized
The American rapper Kendrick Lamar recently released a music video entitled “The Heart Part 5”. In the video, Lamar transforms into celebrities, including Will Smith and Kobe Bryant, using deepfakes. Deepfakes employ “deep learning” technology to create fake videos...
