Litigation & Arbitration
Oct. 18, 2023
Sheppard Mullin team wins mark dispute for independent publisher
“As a result of this case, there is now a written opinion that states that SELF is not a famous mark, and is a conceptually weak mark and only moderately commercially strong,” Sheppard Mullin partner Laura L. Chapman said.
A partner in San Francisco led a team of Sheppard Mullin attorneys that successfully defended a Texas woman in a trademark dispute brought by the publisher of SELF magazine.
Nitashia Johnson created a book of photography and a video series entitled “The Self Publication” that focused on the Black community.
“I admire the client’s creativity and her commitment to cultural and political art and photojournalism. Sh...
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