In the movie The Hangover Part II, Stu Price, (a dentist played by Ed Helms), gets a tribal tattoo wrapped around his left eye, identical to one Mike Tyson has. Tyson’s tattoo artist S. Victor Whitmill filed a lawsuit against Warner Bros claiming he owned the intellectual property rights to the tattoo.

Read the following complaint filed by the plaintiff, S. Victor Whitmill:

Respond to the questions below:

1. What intellectual property rights, if any, did Mr. Whitmill claim to have over the design?
2. What legal documents, if any, does Mr. Whitmill claim support his claim to ownership of the intellectual property?
3. Did Mr. Whitmill file any paperwork regarding his intellectual property with the government? If so, what did he file?
4. What did Mr. Whitmill ask for in his complaint (be specific)?
5. What defenses could Warner Bros raise to justify their use of the design without Mr. Whitmill’s consent?

  

Use the IRAC method of analysis for your response.