Author: Tiana Towns

Tiana is a Partner in Dorsey’s Construction & Design Group. Tiana works on a wide range of commercial litigation matters, but her focus on real estate, construction and design, government contracting, and intellectual property litigation in state and federal courts.

Strike a Pose and Say “Trademark”

After visiting Rio to experience the Olympic Games a few weeks ago, I still feel like a winner.  One athlete who won big in Rio was Usain Bolt, who took home three medals in three Track and Field events during the Games this year.  Over…

Trademark Wars: Fox’s “Empire” Strikes Back

In another episode involving the First Amendment and the Lanham Act, Twentieth Century Fox’s “Empire” notched a win for the First Amendment.  In Twentieth Century Fox Television, et al. v. Empire Distribution Inc. the United States District Court for the Central District of California held that…