Brand Innovation Blog

Brand Innovation and the Art of the Endorsement Agreement Rich Paul, an NBA agent who represents LeBron James, Ben Simmons, Anthony Davis, and John Wall, and a kind of brand innovation icon in his own right, said this about an endorsement agreement made by the maker of my favorite dad sneaker endorsement agreement: “New Balance…
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What is Trademark Strength and Why Does it Matter? How can a company own the commercial rights to a common abbreviation like LOL or a word like aloha? This was the question people asked when P&G filed for trademark registration of LOL, WTF, and FML for soaps this year. A Chicago company obtained registration for…
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