hings couldn\u2019t possibly get any stranger than a naked cowboy suing for trademark infringement.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is quite the case,\u201d said David Alden Erikson, a Los Angeles business litigation attorney. \u201cA naked cowboy, who sings and plays guitar for a living in Times Square, is suing what he considers to be a cheap imitation of himself \u2013 a naked cowgirl.\u201d While this isn\u2019t as big a patent and trademark case as NTP v. Apple-Google<\/em>, it is important, as the Naked Cowgirl is accused of devaluing a well recognized brand and icon; one that has been in Times Square every day for the last 10 years.<\/p>\n The Naked Cowboy, better known when he has his clothes on as Robert Burck, insists the Naked Cowgirl should be paying him a franchise fee for wearing \u201chis\u201d proprietary grab \u2013 albeit in different anatomical locations. What is his proprietary clothing? It turns out to be a uniform of (more…)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" hings couldn\u2019t possibly get any stranger than a naked cowboy suing for trademark infringement. \u201cThis is quite the case,\u201d said David Alden Erikson, a Los Angeles business litigation attorney. \u201cA naked cowboy, who sings and plays guitar for a living…<\/span><\/p>\n