REVOLT’s VP of Legal Affairs Desiree Talley is making boss moves with a brand new podcast on the way. “POPLAW” will take a deep dive into business, law and pop culture as she dissects the intricacies of courtroom drama.
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Climate change has my skin in shambles. After relocating from New York City to Los Angeles, my typically blemish-free skin is similarly figuring out how to navigate life in a new city during a pandemic. Historically, I would get three pimples a month — no problem! In my twenties, this was easily tamed by washing my face regularly. As I got older, three breakouts turned into six or more. The stress of the move made it even worse. I panicked! I needed a stronger facial cleanser to treat acne in order to help my skin calm down that was also preventative.
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This summer saw Cardi B try and fail to have her signature phrase “Okurrr” trademarked. But it also saw fellow rapper Megan Thee Stallion file to trademark “Hot Girl Summer,” a term she popularized thanks in part to her album, “Fever” and her song “Hot Girl Summer” featuring Nicki Minaj.
Many artists decide to trademark phrases and names in an effort to use them to differentiate their products, according to entertainment attorney Desiree Talley of Talley Law Group.
“A trademark is essentially a brand name, it’s a trademark or service mark that includes any word, name, symbol, device or any combination of those particular items,” Talley told Atlanta Black Star earlier this month. “It’s intended to be used to identify and distinguish goods and services from one seller or provider from those of others. Essentially, you use a trademark to protect your brand and logos and just identify it from different sources.”
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In the entertainment industry, there’s an unfortunate minuscule amount of African American lawyers. Desiree Talley is one of the seven percent of millennial black women lawyers in the industry. With her passion and love for entertainment, she’s not only killing the entertainment law game with her law firm, Talley Law Group, LLC she’s also sprinkling black girl magic on the podcast airwaves of POPLAW, dishing out tips for the new entrepreneur on the block to the upcoming artists that lack representation. Understanding that ownership is key.
We recently had a chance to catch up with her to dig deep into a few free spring cleaning legal business tips.
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Meet Desiree L. Talley, Esquire, attorney and founder of The Talley Law Group in NYC.
After working for major corporations, such as Turner Entertainment Network, Pandora, and Viacom, Desiree opened up her own law firm with the primary goal to help creatives of color protect their work.
Growing up in the Bay area, Desiree never really saw many successful African-Americans and so it was television that gave her a glimpse into her future. Watching characters from prominent Black TV shows like "Joan" from Girlfriends and "Teri" from Soul Food introduced her to law, but an episode of My Super Sweet 16 made her want to be an entertainment lawyer. "There was a Black man on there and he was an entertainment attorney. And he worked with celebrities and had this big flashy house and that's when I made the connection that I could become a entertainment lawyer and combine my true passion," she shared with xoNecole.
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For starters, that $50 million figure is based on an estimate that Cardi B’s brand could be worth more than $100 million over time and the assumption that New York’s Domestic Relations Law Section 236 B mandates that Offset would be entitled to half of that fortune. The truth is “Equitable Distribution means that the marital property will be divided between spouses in a way that is equitable, or fair,” entertainment lawyer Desiree Talley, Esq., explained to us via email. “In the event that Cardi B and Offset in fact divorce, she may not have to pay him half of her fortune. Assuming New York law applies, the court will follow the equitable distribution laws of the state. Equitable distribution does not necessarily mean half. It means fair.”
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