This is a brand’s world
Michael J Salvatore explains how to manage brands online in the social media age. Social media has become increasingly intertwined in the fabric of society and has become, for most of us, an integrated part [...]
SCOTUS TO DECIDE IF DISPARAGING NAMES CAN BE FEDERALLY REGISTERED TRADEMARKS
DEAD KENNEDYS. SEX PISTOLS. PUSSY RIOT. Band names are sometimes offensive. They also can be service marks governed by the federal Trademark Act and state trademark acts. On January 18th, the US Supreme Court heard [...]
HW News Highlights
Dear Friends, As we head toward a new year, we are delighted to share with you some of the exciting news, events, awards, wins and client successes we and our clients experienced during 2016. We [...]
HW Wins Ninth Circuit Appeal in a Trademark Case November 20, 2016
We are delighted to share with you that the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed the decision we obtained on behalf of our client E. & J. Gallo Winery that the trademark EL GALLO [...]
HW Named to Best Law Firms 2017
We are delighted to share that HW has for the 5th year in a row been named to Best Law Firms in American by US News and World Report. From the “Best Law Firms” Press [...]
TOP TECH LAWYER JOINS HW
We are delighted to announce that Michael Leventhal has joined the firm as a partner. Michael is a veteran technology, business and IP transactional lawyer who most recently served as chief legal officer and Vice [...]
MORE TRADEMARK WINS FOR HW CLIENTS
AND THE WINS KEEP COMING! Following last year’s big win for our client E. & J. Gallo Winery against the use of EL GALLO as a trademark for an energy drink (Eastern District of California), [...]
YOU CAN NOW REGISTER DISPARAGING TRADEMARKS
The Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, which governs appeals from the Trademark Office, has ruled that the barring of “disparaging” trademarks or service marks from federal registration violates the First Amendment. In this [...]
The Studios May Be Cutting Content Licenses to Digital Networks
Studios reportedly are weighing a cut in content licensing to digital networks such as Netflix, in an effort to stem the tide of dwindling interest in traditional TV. This comes at the same time as [...]
HW CLIENT TRISTAN TALES SPEAKING AT DIGITAL LA!
Congrats to our client Tristan deBurgh (“Tristan Tales”), a leading Snapchat Star, who will be a panelist on the Snapchat Panel at Digital LA on Monday, November 16th. We’ll be there – so come join [...]