Property, intangible

a blog about ownership of intellectual property rights and its licensing


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  • Who Owns the Pen Name?

    John Welch recently blogged about a case in the Southern District of New York where a trademark registration was cancelled for fraud. The case has an interesting twist, because the fundamental question really was: who owns a pen name? Plaintiff Melodrama Publishing, LLC and defendant Danielle Santiago entered into two contracts for Santiago to write… Continue reading