Settlement may be coming for "cockygate"

Posted on 06/22/2018 at 02:18 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

A settlement may have been reached in the “cockygate” lawsuit. The firm representing Tara Crescent and Jennifer Watson sent a...

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Tagged As: Cocky-gate, Lawsuit, Romance

Judge: How can you trademark the word "cocky"?

Posted on 06/01/2018 at 06:21 PM by Jeffrey Bruner

From Friday's court hearing of Hop Hop Productions and Faleena Hopkins vs. Kevin Kneupper, Tara Crescent, and Jennifer Watson. JUDGE...

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Tagged As: Cocky-gate, Lawsuit, Romance

"Cockygate" hearing transcript released

Posted on 06/01/2018 at 05:56 PM by Jeffrey Bruner

A transcript of today's court hearing regarding a trademark of the word "cocky" has been released. You can download the...

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Tagged As: Cocky-gate, Lawsuit, Romance

Judge denies injunction request in "cocky" trademark dispute

Posted on 06/01/2018 at 12:27 PM by Jeffrey Bruner

A federal judge denied on Friday a romance author's request for a temporary restraining order to halt publication of several...

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Tagged As: Cocky-gate, Lawsuit, Romance

Two writers groups oppose "cocky" trademark claim

Posted on 05/31/2018 at 06:01 PM by Jeffrey Bruner

The Romance Writers of America and the Authors Guild said Thursday they have asked romance author Faleena Hopkins to "retract...

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Tagged As: Cocky-gate, Lawsuit, Romance

Accountant charged with stealing from literary agency

Posted on 05/27/2018 at 05:01 PM by Jeffrey Bruner

An accountant is charged with embezzling $3.4 million from a famous New York literary agency that represents "Fight Club" author...

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Tagged As: Scandal

Lawsuit filed in cocky trademark dispute

Posted on 05/25/2018 at 05:06 PM by Jeffrey Bruner

Romance author Faleena Hopkins filed for a preliminary injunction and temporary restraining order on Friday in federal court over a...

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Tagged As: Cocky-gate, Lawsuit, Romance

Trademark turmoil, round two

Posted on 05/24/2018 at 12:21 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

An author has withdrawn a trademark application for the word “forever” after an outcry from other authors. Heidi McLaughlin said...

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Tagged As: Cocky-gate, Lawsuit