Pull My Finger Fred – Michael A. Kahn

Trump’s Penis Is Back in the News! The Wild World of Trademarks

Posted on June 20, 2023 by Michael Kahn

With each new criminal indictment handed down this year, Donald J. Trump continues in his role as the gift that goes on giving to cable news. Indeed, CNN, Fox News, and MSNBC often devote an entire evening’s programming to coverage of one of those indictments–or to new revelations about one of those indictments. But for…

Trademarks, Pelotons, and Heart Attacks: The Sex in the City Trifecta

Posted on December 23, 2021December 23, 2021 by Michael Kahn

During my years as an intellectual property lawyer, I have gathered a collection of NSFW cases in a folder labeled You Can’t Make This Stuff Up. As discussed in my latest “lawyer” post (linked below), those cases include: A copyright dispute between the makers of two competing farting dolls–yes, dolls that fart; A lollipop company…