The online word game Wordle was created in 2021 by Josh Wardle and quickly rose in popularity. Players receive a new puzzle daily with six chances to correctly guess a five-letter word of the day with limited clues.
President Donald Trump recently began promoting a brand-new pair of limited edition sneakers for sale bearing a T logo, American flag design, gold upper, and red sole bottom. Surprisingly, the Never Surrender High-Tops bear a striking resemblance to these high-end fashion sneakers manufactured and sold by famous footwear designer Christian Louboutin.
School names and their indicia are now a big source of revenue and local schools’ merchandise is found alongside college and pro sports merchandise. However, included with the increased visibility from the monetization and use of school names and mascots are trademark infringement risks.
Ed Sheeran recently successfully defended against a copyright infringement lawsuit over his 2014 hit “Thinking Out Loud.” Songwriter Ed Townsend’s heirs brought the suit alleging Sheeran had infringed Townsend’s copyrights in the 1973 Motown classic, “Let’s Get It On” which Townsend co-authored with Marvin Gaye.
Consumers have grown accustomed to seeing knock-off costumes based on popular celebrities and movie or book characters. Some of these knock-off costumes, while attempting to skirt intellectual property violations, are providing unexpected humor for shoppers.
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