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Intellectual Property

The BKK Beat, Episode 31: IP Law in the News - Fender's Stratocaster, Part 4

In Episode 31, Kandis Koustenis and Tim Hughes continue their Fender Stratocaster series by asking what may happen if Fender's renewed enforcement campaign moves from cease-and-desist letters into contested litigation. They discuss PRS and its Silver Sky as a potential test case for Fender's current claims.

August 12, 2026

Intellectual Property

The BKK Beat, Episode 30: IP Law in the News - Fender's Stratocaster, Part 3

In Episode 30, Kandis Koustenis and Tim Hughes continue their Fender Stratocaster series. After examining copyright, trademark, and trade dress, they turn to copyright protection for useful articles and design-patent protection for ornamental product designs.

August 4, 2026

Intellectual Property

The BKK Beat, Episode 29: IP Law in the News — Fender’s Stratocaster, Part 2

For Episode 29, Kandis Koustenis and Tim Hughes continue their multi-part discussion of Fender's efforts to protect the Stratocaster design. This installment turns to trademark law and trade dress: what product-design trade dress can protect, why trademark rights may continue indefinitely, and what Fender would need to prove to show that consumers associate the guitar's body shape exclusively with Fender. They also examine acquired distinctiveness, the evidence courts consider, the effect of wi

July 29, 2026

Intellectual Property

The BKK Beat, Episode 28: IP Law in the News - Fender's Stratocaster, Part 1

For Episode 28, Kandis Koustenis and Tim Hughes begin a multi-part discussion of Fender's efforts to protect the Stratocaster design. Using Tim's guitar as a visual reference, they examine what makes the design recognizable, which features may be functional, the significance and limits of a default judgment, Fender's cease-and-desist campaign, and the line between familiar design elements and an impermissible copy.

July 21, 2026

Employment Law

The BKK Beat, Episode 27: Employment and IP Law in the News

The BKK Beat is a video series from the attorneys at Bean, Kinney & Korman, bringing viewers an inside look at news narratives through BKK's legal lens. For episode 27, Kandis Koustenis and Doug Taylor continue their discussion of the class action lawsuit filed against Meta over its AI-enabled smart glasses.

May 27, 2026

Employment Law

The BKK Beat, Episode 26: Employment and IP Law in the News

The BKK Beat is a video series from the attorneys at Bean, Kinney & Korman, bringing viewers an inside look at news narratives through BKK's legal lens. For episode 26, Kandis Koustenis and Doug Taylor discuss the class action lawsuit filed against Meta over its AI-enabled smart glasses, which allegedly recorded and shared user data with third parties without adequate disclosure. Kandis and Doug explore what the case means for employers navigating workplace privacy, employee surveillance, and…

May 19, 2026

Employment Law

The BKK Beat, Episode 25: Employment and IP Law in the News

The BKK Beat is a video series from the attorneys at Bean, Kinney & Korman, bringing viewers an inside look at news narratives through BKK's legal lens. For episode 24, attorneys Kandis Koustenis and Doug Taylor continue their discussion on an interesting copyright law story from the news.

May 12, 2026

Employment Law

The BKK Beat, Episode 24: Employment and IP Law in the News

The BKK Beat is a video series from the attorneys at Bean, Kinney & Korman, bringing viewers an inside look at news narratives through BKK's legal lens. For episode 24, attorneys Kandis Koustenis and Doug Taylor discuss a new copyright law story from the news.

May 6, 2026

Employment Law

The BKK Beat, Episode 23: Employment and IP Law in the News

The BKK Beat is a video series from the attorneys at Bean, Kinney & Korman, bringing viewers an inside look at news narratives through BKK's legal lens. For episode 22, attorneys Kandis Koustenis and Doug Taylor bring you the third and final part of their discussion on employment and IP law stories regarding Trader Joe's and Trader Joe's United.

March 6, 2026

Employment Law

The BKK Beat, Episode 22: Employment and IP Law in the News

The BKK Beat is a video series from the attorneys at Bean, Kinney & Korman, bringing viewers an inside look at news narratives through BKK's legal lens. For episode 22, attorneys Kandis Koustenis and Doug Taylor bring you part 2 of their discussion on employment and IP law stories regarding Trader Joe's and Trader Joe's United.

March 2, 2026