NEW YORK – The law firm Crowell & Moring has published Retail in the Metaverse and Beyond, a “collection of insights for corporate counsel and executives in the retail industry.” The compendium of the firm’s writings explores legal challenges that retailers face as they move deeper into virtual and augmentedMORE HERE
HONOLULU – The business model for most airlines in the last four decades has been to degrade service, commoditize branding and strip down service to the essentials. Hawaiian Airlines is taking the opposite approach with its new Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners. It worked with the design agency Teague to introduce aMORE HERE
WASHINGTON – The United States Patent and Trademark Office is asking for volunteers to look at future research and changes to the online experience at the USPTO. Volunteers may participate in interviews, questionnaires, usability testing, and focus groups. The site work explored includes searching for patents or trademark information, applyingMORE HERE
LONDON – The Wilbur Smith Estate and Leopard Rock Studios has hired ACF Investment Bank to handle the sale process of the intellectual property of the late South African author Wilbur Smith (1933-2021). Smith, born in Northern Rhodesia (now Zambia), wrote about colonial Africa, and lived most of his lifeMORE HERE
New hires in the intellectual property legal field: The Silicon Valley law firm Dechert LLP announced that attorney Nisha Patel Gupta has returned to the firm as an intellectual property partner based in Silicon Valley. The addition of Ms. Gupta strengthens the firm’s intellectual property capabilities in California and internationally.MORE HERE
ADDISON, Ill. – Fade to black. That’s the cue for a new design trend for some packaged consumer goods. A recent example is the new Turtle Wax Streak-Free Mist line, which uses the company’s familiar turtle logo, but puts the product in a spray bottle, with a black, ergonomic atomizerMORE HERE
EAST GREENVILLE, Pa. – Knoll, the furniture company started by Florence and Shu Knoll is this year celebrating the 75th anniversary of their Womb Chair. Designed by architect Eero Saarinen in 1948 at the request of Florence Shust Knoll, the chair defied conventions at the time, both in its formMORE HERE
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Belk, the department store retailer, is expanding its Belk Outlet locations to ten additional cities, bringing the total number of outlet destinations to 16. The first Belk Outlet made its debut in January 2023 in Greeneville, TN, and since then, five more locations have been opened byMORE HERE
PORTLAND, OREGON – Tillamook County Creamery Association, the century old dairy co-op, will open a play area at the PDX Airport, located in Concourse E, just in time for Memorial Day Weekend. While Tillamook is known by name nationwide through its increased distribution in dairy cases, the PDX Play AreaMORE HERE
NEW YORK – One of the greatest branded taste-makers of the 20th century was the late Louis Sherry. Most Americans today would know the Louis Sherry name from the defunct ice cream brand, sold in small purple quart containers, or the Louis Sherry candy tins, which are still sold. The personMORE HERE