Day Pitney Intellectual Property Attorney Brandon McCool expanded on his recent Sports Business Journal article published in April with, "The Game Plan – How North American Professional Sports Franchise Conduct Trademark Clearance for New Team Names," for the International Trademark Association Bulletin. The article details the unique trademark process sports teams must undergo when they are assessing names and logos for their franchises, and adds more specific examples and detail into the trademark law nuances involved in this process.
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Day Pitney Partners George Chaclas and Renée Evangelista, and Senior Associate Leigh Furtado were each honored with a Rhode Island Monthly Professional Excellence in Law Award for 2023.
Day Pitney Intellectual Property Partner Alex P. Garens was featured in Law.com's Q&A "How I Made Practice Group Chair: 'Leaders Are Made, Not Born' So 'Put in the Time to Develop Yourself,' says Alex P. Garens of Day Pitney."
Day Pitney Intellectual Property Partner Alex P. Garens was featured in Managing IP article, "Exclusive: US Copyright Office Refuses AI-Assisted 'Derivative' Work," discussing the rejection of copyright protection for a work created by Ankit Sahni using the assistance of artificial intelligence-powered software tool.
Day Pitney Intellectual Property and Technology attorneys George Chaclas and Emily Ferriter Russo recently authored the Law360 article, "An Overlooked Tool to fight USPTO 'Restriction.'"
Day Pitney Intellectual Property Partner Carrie Webb Olson is featured in Bloomberg Law's article, "Surge in Trademark Fraud Scams Overwhelms Regulators, Applicants."
Day Pitney Intellectual Property and Technology Partner Alex P. Garens new role as the head of the firm's Trademark, Copyright and Advertising practice group was featured in the Law360 Pulse article, "Day Pitney Names New Head of Trademark, Copyright Group."
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Day Pitney LLP has named Boston Partner Alex P. Garens the head of its Trademark, Copyright and Advertising practice group.
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