In this week's episode, attorneys Scott Hervey and Josh Escovedo discuss the process of clearing titles for Film and Television shows. They discuss recent high-stakes litigation around entertainment titles, including Stouffer v. National Geographic Partners LLC, Jon Astor-White v. Daniel Strong (Empire), and the "Honey Badger" case.

View the video on YouTube here:https://youtu.be/3w8Bcjb6__A

Here's a link to a previous episode of The Briefing discussing the Empire litigation: https://www.theiplawblog.com/2020/10/articles/copyright-law/empire-copyright-litigation/

Here's an article Scott wrote on how the Empire litigation extended permitted use of third-party trademarks: https://www.theiplawblog.com/2017/12/articles/trademark-law/ruling-in-lawsuit-over-foxs-use-of-empire-extends-permitted-use-of-third-party-trademarks/

Here is a link to an article on the IP Law Blog about the "Honey Badger" case: https://www.theiplawblog.com/2018/08/articles/ip/honey-badger-dont-care-the-rogers-test-and-trademark-infringement/