When you look at consumer items, or any sort of item designed or sold, there are certain rules brand managers and product designers need to follow. One such rule is that the product name should always appear on at least one side of the package, so consumers can store itMORE HERE
PHOENIX – Some new titles in the field of intellectual property law:MORE HERE
AUSTIN, Minn. – The Hormel brand Planters continues to expand its product line into packaged nut snacks, including a line of flavored cashews. The three new flavors are Cinnamon Brown Sugar Cashews, Dill Pickle Cashews and Rosemary and Sea Salt Cashews. Zeeshan Tarique, the Planters senior brand manager, said thatMORE HERE
BURBANK – A new exhibition on the history of Warner Bros. has debuted to celebrate the centennial of the Warner brand. The exhibition features Warner Bros.’s “impact on storytelling” from Casablanca to The Wizarding World of Harry Potter. The tour is not only about movies; one of the more popularMORE HERE
NEW YORK – The law firm Crowell & Moring has published Retail in the Metaverse and Beyond, a “collection of insights for corporate counsel and executives in the retail industry.” The compendium of the firm’s writings explores legal challenges that retailers face as they move deeper into virtual and augmentedMORE HERE
HONOLULU – The business model for most airlines in the last four decades has been to degrade service, commoditize branding and strip down service to the essentials. Hawaiian Airlines is taking the opposite approach with its new Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners. It worked with the design agency Teague to introduce aMORE HERE
WASHINGTON – The United States Patent and Trademark Office is asking for volunteers to look at future research and changes to the online experience at the USPTO. Volunteers may participate in interviews, questionnaires, usability testing, and focus groups. The site work explored includes searching for patents or trademark information, applyingMORE HERE
LONDON – The Wilbur Smith Estate and Leopard Rock Studios has hired ACF Investment Bank to handle the sale process of the intellectual property of the late South African author Wilbur Smith (1933-2021). Smith, born in Northern Rhodesia (now Zambia), wrote about colonial Africa, and lived most of his lifeMORE HERE
New hires in the intellectual property legal field: The Silicon Valley law firm Dechert LLP announced that attorney Nisha Patel Gupta has returned to the firm as an intellectual property partner based in Silicon Valley. The addition of Ms. Gupta strengthens the firm’s intellectual property capabilities in California and internationally.MORE HERE
ADDISON, Ill. – Fade to black. That’s the cue for a new design trend for some packaged consumer goods. A recent example is the new Turtle Wax Streak-Free Mist line, which uses the company’s familiar turtle logo, but puts the product in a spray bottle, with a black, ergonomic atomizerMORE HERE