Intellectual Property
May 12, 2017
When memes make you (or Jordan) cry
If Michael Jordan is heading for the tissues over his "Crying Jordan" meme, he would have an arsenal of legal weapons at his disposal.
Sam Iverson
Associate
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman
intellectual property
4 Embarcadero Center Fl 22
San Francisco , CA 94111-5998
Phone: (415) 983-1234
Email: sam.iverson@pillsburylaw.com
Fordham U Law School
Sam focuses on intellectual property protection including counseling, clearance, prosecution, enforcement and licensing in the areas of trademark and copyright law.
Tim Rawson
Associate
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman
intellectual property
725 S Figueroa St Ste 2800
Los Angeles , CA 90017
Phone: (213) 488-7100
Email: tim.rawson@gmail.com
Pepperdine Law School
Tim focuses on intellectual property litigation, counseling and prosecution.
These days, virtually everyone and their mother has seen the "Crying Jordan" meme - an iconic photo of Michael Jordan tearing up during his Basketball Hall of Fame induction speech superimposed over various other images with some witty comment. The first meme parodied Jordan's decision to purchase an ownership stake in the Charlotte Bobcats, and since then, Crying Jordan has become one of the most popular and enduring memes of all time, having been widely reproduced and even featured on cu...
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