Trademarks are valuable property rights in today’s global marketplace. Companies spend vast sums on marketing and advertising to build brand awareness with the goal of increasing market share and, for some of the most popular brands, developing licensing programs that generate substantial revenue worldwide...(read more)

A California judge dismissed claims of a textile company claiming a blouse was made with its copyrighted fabric design...(read more)

Several members of Ferdinand IP will once again be attending the upcoming 2017 Licensing Expo in Las Vegas, the world’s largest and most important conference dedicated to licensing and merchandising...(click here for contact info)

Attorney Jed Ferdinand has been worried for his fashion clients....(read more)

Dan Lacy is an associate at Ferdinand IP. He is a contributing writer to IP Litigator. He is a graduate of the College of Charleston and the California Western School of Law....(read more)

Today, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of Varsity Brands in its case against Star Athletica. It was a decision that upholds federal copyright law and has wider implications for the fashion industry....(read more)

On Wednesday, March 22nd, the U.S. Supreme Court handed down a decision in a copyright case, which clarifies federal copyright law surrounding whether features incorporated into the design of a useful article are eligible for copyright protection....(read more)

Boasting one of the largest entrepreneurial markets in the country, San Diego is rife with opportunity. Each year, thousands of entrepreneurs look to America’s Finest City to start their small business and grow their brand....(read more)

In December 2016, famed basketball star Michael Jordan was partially successful in a legal action filed in Chinese courts over the use of his name and likeness on shoes and sportswear marketed by a domestic Chinese firm....(read more)

After a lawsuit that has lasted five years, Michael Jordan has finally been given the rights to the Chinese version of his name.

China’s Supreme People’s Court, the highest in the country, ruled last week that the NBA superstar can have his name 乔丹 (pronounced “Chee-ow-dahn”) back from retailer and family run business Qiaodan Sports. The company is based in Fujian province...(read more)

Three industry veterans join forces to offer arbitration services to US intellectual property clients.

US intellectual property law boutique firm Ferdinand IP, with offices in New York, California and Connecticut, has formed an arbitration practice group, to be led by industry veterans Tom Halket, Jed Ferdinand and Ted Weitz, all of whom are senior lawyers....

A large contingent from the 24IP Law Group will once again be attending the upcoming 2016 Licensing Expo in Las Vegas, the world’s largest and most important conference dedicated to licensing and merchandising. Firm partners and counsel from around the world in attendance will include Jed Ferdinand (New York), Christian Fortmann (Munich), Dr. Sebastian Tegethoff […]

December 15, 2015 Firm Managing Partner Jed Ferdinand will lead a presentation at the Seoul Character & Licensing Fair as part of the LIMA Licensing University conferences. Members of the firm will be onsite throughout the conference. Please feel free to reach out to Dan Lacy at DLacy@24iplg.com to set up a meeting. We look forward to seeing you at the show. http://characterfair.kr/wp/en/

Westport, Conn. (Sept. 22, 2015)—Ferdinand IP, LLC, a national boutique law firm specializing in intellectual property and licensing, is pleased to announce that prominent IP attorneys, Katrin Lewertoff and Marc Foodman, have joined the firm’s Westport, Conn. office as Partners....click here to read on

A large contingent from the 24IP Law Group will be attending the upcoming 2015 Licensing Expo in Las Vegas. Multiple partners and counsel of the firm from around the world will be in attendance including Jed Ferdinand (New York), Christian Fortmann (Munich), Dr. Sebastian Tegethoff (Berlin), Jessica Rutherford (Westport), and Dan Lacy (San Diego)...click title to read on