Bell Nunnally’s Danica Mathes Addresses IP Issue of Protecting Titles of Creative Works

Bell Nunnally attorney Danica L. Mathes authored the Bloomberg BNA Patent, Trademark and Copyright Journal piece, “A Different Kind of Title Insurance: How to Protect Titles of Creative Works." In the article, Mathes notes that, although books, movies, television shows, artwork, music, lyrics and sound recordings are protected by copyright, the titles, names and other short phrases associated with these creative works are often viewed as ideas or concepts and, therefore, do not contain the minimum amount of authorship to meet the requirements for copyright protection. She then details and explores trademark tools that diverge from traditional intellectual property doctrine but still can provide a level of protection for titles. The full text is available by clicking here.