A case study of the legal battle to win U.S. trademark registration for the trademark DYKES ON BIKES, waged by the SF Women’s Motorcycle Contingent non-profit organization all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court.
How you will benefit from this presentation:
Attendees will take away an understanding of what trademark protection is and how to go about securing it as well as hearing what DYKES ON BIKES has meant to scholars, authors, activists and others who served as experts in the fight to register DOB as a US trademark.
How this presentation will arouse you:
Persistence, determination and collective action ultimately prevailed over intense bigotry. This was a triumph of reason over misogyny.
About the presenter:
Brooke Oliver is a national recognized lawyer representing activists, artists and others in the areas of trademark, copyright, non-profit and art law. She represents SFWMCDOB, SF Pride, SF Gay Men’s Chorus, The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence and many others in protecting their icons and symbols from misappropriation. Oliver was lead counsel on the DOB trademark litigation.