Josh Smith explores a recent trademark infringement lawsuit filed by the well-known gas station brand, Buc ee’s, against Mickey’s, a regional gas station in northeast Ohio. This article examines the application of the Lanham Act to the facts of the case while also considering whether Buc ee’s is asserting a trademark overreach rather than protecting a legally distinctive and enforceable mark.
Brookelynn Stone examines the recently filed case Estée Lauder Inc. et al. v. Walmart Inc. et al., which accuses Walmart of trademark infringement and seeks to hold Walmart accountable for non-genuine products sold by third party sellers on its online marketplace. She explores the key issues likely to shape the outcome of the case and what a ruling in favor of the plaintiffs could signal to large e-commerce platforms and its potential impact on the future of third-party sales.
Leah Luckett discusses current AI copyright cases that have been decided or are ongoing. She discusses how the fair use doctrine has shaped copyright law and now is shaping artificial intelligence development. Eventually she concludes authors may not be receiving the protection they deserve.
Joshua Smith explores how the federal government’s use of Zach Bryan’s hit song “Revival” for immigration agent recruitment exposes unresolved tensions between copyright protection, expressive autonomy, and the limits of government speech.
In this article, Abriana Malfatti explores the current law on postmortem rights to publicity and argues how State law can protect one’s image from being commodified in death.
In this article, Elias Aidun discusses the recent New York Times lawsuit against OpenAI and Microsoft for copyright infringement and analyzes potential fair use arguments.
In this article, Elias Aidun discusses how the recent ruling in LKQ v. GM may significantly change the landscape for design patents, as the standard for determining “obviousness” has been redefined.
In this article, Camille Chandler explores Glasgow’s disastrous Willy’s Chocolate Experience and discusses the possible ways an attendee could recover under Ohio’s Unfair and Deceptive Acts and Practices statute.
In this article, Camille Chandler discusses the possible implications recent trademark cases could have on upcycling, and how these decisions could severely limit the sustainable fashion movement.
In this article, Parker Herren explores the future of the case Sedlik v. Drachenberg and the potential implications it could have on fair use and copyrightability in tattoos.
