Redmond v Columbia Pictures

https://rightofpublicityroadmap.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/redmond_v_columbia_pictures_0.pdf

Louisiana’s Allen Toussaint Legacy Act Heads to Governor’s Desk

After several years of trying, the Allen Toussaint Legacy Act has now passed both chambers of the Louisiana legislature and was sent yesterday to the Governor for signature. The Act, SB426, is named after the famed New Orleans...

“Navigating the Identity Thicket” Out in the Harvard Law Review

Rothman right of publicity identity thicket

My new article, Navigating the Identity Thicket: Trademark's Lost Theory of Personality, the Right of Publicity, and Preemption, is now out in the Harvard Law Review In the Article, I shine a light on the problems created by...

Federal Circuit Holds Bar on Registering “Trump Too Small” Violates First Amendment

On Thursday, the Federal Circuit decided In re Elster and reversed the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board’s (TTAB) rejection of a trademark application by Steve Elster to register “Trump Too Small” on t-shirts and other apparel. An example...