Mandi Karpo

[1] Estée Lauder, Inc. and its subsidiaries are suing Walmart, Inc. over products sold on its e-commerce platform and in stores that infringe on trademarks for its brands Estée Lauder, Le Labo, La Mer, Clinique, Aveda, and Tom Ford, collectively referred to as “the ELC Trademarks” in the complaint, and the trade dress for the product design of its Tom Ford Private Blend Collection. [2] Trade dress is trademark protection that extends to cover either product design or product packaging. [3]...

[1] Founded in Denmark in 1932 by Ole Kirk Kristiansen, the LEGO Group began by modestly manufacturing wooden toys crafted from polished beechwood. [2] The company eventually transitioned to plastic, giving rise to the interlocking plastic brick that would come to define the LEGO brand. [3] Inspired by the two Danish words “Leg Godt,” meaning “Play Well,” LEGO’s name reflects quality and children’s right to enjoyable play. [4] January 28, now celebrated as International LEGO Day,...

[1] During the 1960s and early 1970s in the Bronx, New York, hip hop culture was born from the African American, Afro-Caribbean, and Latino inner-city communities as a transformative response to economic hardship and social exclusion. [2] The genre has evolved into today’s Rap music genre and grows considerably in modern-day American culture. [3] As a consequence, American jurisprudence has increasingly used Rap lyricism as evidence in connection with artists alleged civil or criminal...