Natalie Saltz, Esq.

03/21/2017

Peace, Love, and Trademark Infringement

Coachella organizers are suing retail chain Urban Outfitters for trademark infringement over the fest's name and branding design for clothes.

01/09/2017

"The situation is serious,” privacy lawyer Jenny Afia said in the report. “Young people are unwittingly giving away personal information, with no real understanding of . . . what they are going to do with it."

06/21/2016

Imitation is apparently not the most sincere form of flattery



Snapchat has been accused of copying its famous filters from indie artists without attempting to contact or credit the artist.

On the heels of copying claims, Snapchat has ever-so-carefully come clean about copying some of its popular photo-filters. The Southern California-based company, which is valued at upwards of $20 billion, has admitted that its employees copied the designs of a number of makeup artists, who share the...

06/09/2016

Something to satisfy your sweet tooth

Stockholm (AP) -- A Swedish court has ordered candy maker Mars to stop selling M&Ms in the Scandinavian country, at least not with the customary lower-case letters it uses on the packaging and on the colorful chocolates.

06/02/2016

Too late to say Sorry

Canadian pop star (and current Calvin Klein model) Justin Bieber and the co-writers of his 2015 hit “Sorry” are being sued for allegedly stealing a vocal riff from another artist who said she used it on her own song a year prior. In a complaint filed last week in U.S. District Court, Middle District...

05/26/2016

Kylie v. Kylie

Kylie Jenner has finally decided to step out from behind her older sisters and get to work on her own independent ventures. In furtherance of this desire,

05/26/2016

ATTENTION all insta-famous pups and fashion bloggers

Hey, bloggers and social media influencers, think the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”)’s rules regarding disclosures do not apply to you? Think again. While the FTC – a governmental agency tasked with promoting consumer protection, and eliminating and preventing anticompetitive business practices –…

05/18/2016

Waffles with a side of Nike

Nike owns the word Waffle when it comes to clothing and footwear, or at least it does according to its latest action on the intellectual property front. The Portland, Oregon-based sportswear giant has opposed another party’s pending trademark application for the mark “WAFL+” on the grounds that it i...