Alexandra Roberts (law professor)
Alexandra Roberts is an American law professor, at the University of New Hampshire, known for having her opinions quoted on trademark law, and intellectual property law.[2]
Early life
Roberts has three degrees.[1] Her undergraduate degree is from Dartmouth College; her Masters degree, in English, is from Stanford; while her J.D. is from Yale.
Roberts has said she had initially wanted to be a writer.[2] But she became a lawyer, like her father.[1]
She married Eric Goralnick, an emergency room doctor, and graduate of the US Naval Academy, in May, 2009.[1]
Career
In March, 2021, her spirited comments on a recent controversy between Little Nas X and shoe manufacturer Nike were quoted. [3][4] Little Nas X had bought some Nike shoes, rebranding them Satan shoes, added capsules of blood, and sold them for a significantly higher price. Her widely quoted tweet closed with a warning - "strap in, satan!"
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Alexandra Roberts, Eric Goralnick". The New York Times. 2009-05-29. https://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/31/fashion/weddings/31roberts.html. Retrieved 2022-03-09. "A graduate of Dartmouth, the bride received a master’s degree in English from Stanford and her law degree from Yale."
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Curt Woodward (2016-04-22). "Five things you should know about Alexandra J. Roberts". Boston Globe. https://www.bostonglobe.com/business/2016/04/22/five-things-you-should-know-about-alexandra-roberts/QxFrDV8V9SJrYABTs8nI8I/story.html. Retrieved 2022-03-09. "She recently penned an article for the social media-obsessed website BuzzFeed that used bits of Internet ephemera to argue that the Patent and Trademark Office is giving too much deference to corporate trademark requests for hashtagged phrases."
- ↑ Mike Masnick (2021-03-30). "Nike Sues MSCHF Over Its High Profile Satan Shoes, Claiming Unsafe Blood May Dilute The Exalted Nike Swoosh". Tech dirt. https://www.techdirt.com/2021/03/30/nike-sues-mschf-over-high-profile-satan-shoes-claiming-unsafe-blood-may-dilute-exalted-nike-swoosh/. Retrieved 2022-03-09. "However, as law professor Alexandra Roberts notes in a detailed Twitter thread, 1st sale does not apply to “materially altered” products."
- ↑ Alexandra J. Roberts (2021-03-21). "folks have asked about defenses--they include 1st sale/exhaustion, fair use, parody/expressive use, & simply no likelihood of confusion at point of sale. i think this is going to be a fun one to watch, w/ broad implications, & isn't a slam dunk for either party. strap in, satan!". Twitter. p. 1376648694850801669. https://twitter.com/lexlanham/status/1376648694850801669. Retrieved 2022-03-09.
