Intellectual Property Law

The Naked Cowboy Sues the Naked M&M
When the Law Blog strolls through Times Square and sees the so-called Naked Cowboy — the guitar-strumming street-singer whose uniform is limited to cowboy boots, a hat, and a pair of briefs — several questions occur to us: Doesn’t the Naked Cowboy get cold? When does the Naked Cowboy eat? Does the Naked Cowboy have [...

The Naked Cowboy v. The Underpants Wearing M&M
It's a trademark suit, and it is discussed and illustrated here.

Trademark Law and the Naked Cowboy
The Naked Cowboy (a/k/a Robert Burck), a New York icon, is usually in the news for his well-known antics as a street performer. But the Naked Cowboy recently made some trademark law in a battle with Mars, Inc...

Suing the Blues: Naked Cowboy Sues M & M
Robert Burck has become an iconic figure in New York dressed in cowboy boots, white cowboy hat, and white underwear. So much of an icon, it appears, that the maker of M & M used a parody of his image in a commercial...

"The Naked Cowboy" trademark and lawsuit
CNN has a post The naked truth about The Naked Cowboy case which includes the text:[Robert] Burck [the Naked Cowboy] sued Mars this week for $6 million in federal court in New York...

Naked Cowboys Lawsuit Drives M&M Outta Dodge
For all its faults, our legal system lets cowboys forego violence to vindicate their honor. “They took down the video two days ago. Everyone’s telling me it’s an open-and-closed case,” the Naked Cowboy told the NY Post...

Cowboy Hat
Lincoln County pays citizen $10,500 settlement for Constitutional Rights violations.

Amazon
Teen Sues over Lost Homework

Exploding iPod Touch
Mother of Injured Boy Sues Apple

Oscar Winner Sues Production Company
Ascendant pays Kevin Costner undisclosed amount in settlement.