In This Issue -
Influencer Marketing: Top Business and Legal Considerations for 2020 -
Although influencer marketing is an ever-larger part of marketing budgets, questions have arisen about the longevity of influencers as a...more
1/23/2020
/ Booking.com ,
Congressional Investigations & Hearings ,
Copyright ,
Copyright Infringement ,
Domain Names ,
EU ,
EU Directive ,
FOIA ,
Generic Marks ,
gTLD ,
Influencers ,
Marketing ,
Online Endorsements ,
Online Platforms ,
Online Reviews ,
Patents ,
Popular ,
Privacy Laws ,
Small Claims Court ,
Social Networks ,
Trade Secrets ,
United States Patent and Trademark Office v Booking.com BV ,
USPTO ,
Websites
Bitcoin is often portrayed as an untraceable method of payment that facilitates illicit activities by enabling criminals to make and receive payments without being tracked. This depiction implies that users transacting in...more
4/6/2018
/ Bitcoin ,
Blockchain ,
Copyright ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Digital Currency ,
Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) ,
Intellectual Property Litigation ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
International Trade Commission (ITC) ,
IP License ,
Misappropriation ,
MPEP ,
Music Industry ,
On-Sale Bar ,
Patent Applications ,
Patent-Eligible Subject Matter ,
Patents ,
Popular ,
Privacy Concerns ,
Right of Publicity ,
Trade Names ,
Trade Secrets ,
Trademark Infringement ,
Trademarks ,
Virtual Currency
A Smooth Patch in a Rough Road? Governmental Transition and Intellectual Property -
Whenever a new Congress convenes, some IP issues come to the fore while others take a back seat. Transition to a new administration in the...more
2/10/2017
/ Administrative Appointments ,
America Invents Act ,
Appeals ,
Article III ,
Barack Obama ,
Cheerleaders ,
Copyright ,
Copyright Infringement ,
Copyright Office ,
Data Breach ,
Denial of Certiorari ,
Disparagement ,
DMCA ,
Exclusive Licenses ,
Fashion Design ,
FDCPA ,
File Sharing ,
First Amendment ,
Free Speech ,
Google ,
Injury-in-Fact ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding ,
International Trade Commission (ITC) ,
Internet Service Providers (ISPs) ,
IP License ,
Lanham Act ,
Lee v Tam ,
Lenz v Universal Music Corp. ,
Misappropriation ,
Non-Appealable Decisions ,
Non-Practicing Entities ,
Online Videos ,
Oracle ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
Patents ,
Petition for Writ of Certiorari ,
Popular ,
Privacy Laws ,
SCOTUS ,
Section 337 ,
Software Developers ,
Spokeo v Robins ,
Standing ,
Star Athletica v Varsity Brands ,
Takedown Notices ,
Tariff Act of 1930 ,
Trade Secrets ,
Trademark Registration ,
Trademarks ,
Trans-Pacific Partnership ,
Trump Administration ,
Uniforms ,
USPTO ,
YouTube
Mean Girls v. The Right of Publicity: Lessons Learned From the Lohan and Gravano Lawsuits -
On September 1, 2016, a New York appellate court ended two closely watched right of publicity lawsuits brought by Lindsay...more
11/17/2016
/ Abstract Ideas ,
Biotechnology ,
CLS Bank v Alice Corp ,
Confidential Information ,
Copyright ,
Copyright Infringement ,
Damages ,
Dismissals ,
Exclusive Licenses ,
Fantasy Sports ,
Free Speech ,
Getty Images ,
Inversion ,
IRS ,
License Fees ,
Lost Profits ,
Mergers ,
Misappropriation ,
Name and Likeness ,
NCAA ,
Offshore Companies ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent-Eligible Subject Matter ,
Patents ,
Popular ,
Preemption ,
Public Domain ,
Right of Publicity ,
Royalties ,
Satire ,
Section 101 ,
Software Patents ,
Student Athletes ,
Subsidiaries ,
Tax Rates ,
Trade Secrets ,
Trademark Infringement ,
Trademark Registration ,
Trademark Trial and Appeal Board ,
Transfer Pricing ,
Transfer Taxes ,
Transformative Use ,
USPTO ,
Video Games
Supreme Court to Weigh In on Damages for Design Patent Infringement -
Recent decisions from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit regarding damages available in design patent cases highlight the court’s...more
5/19/2016
/ Administrative Proceedings ,
America Invents Act ,
Copyright ,
Criminal Liability ,
Damages ,
Defend Trade Secrets Act (DTSA) ,
Design Patent ,
EU ,
European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) ,
Fair Use ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
Patents ,
Popular ,
Takedown Notices ,
Trademarks ,
Trans-Pacific Partnership ,
USPTO ,
Utility Patents
The CJEU’s Decision on Safe Harbor and its Effects on US Technology Companies -
On October 6, 2015, the Court of Justice of the European Union (“CJEU”), the European Union’s highest court, issued a groundbreaking...more
10/9/2015
/ Data Protection ,
Data Protection Authority ,
EU ,
EU Data Protection Laws ,
Facebook ,
International Data Transfers ,
National Security Agency (NSA) ,
Personal Data ,
Popular ,
Privacy Policy ,
Safe Harbors ,
Schrems I & Schrems II ,
Surveillance ,
Technology ,
Technology Sector ,
US-EU Safe Harbor Framework
Right of Publicity? First, Let Me Take a Selfie -
“Oh, he wants to do a selfie,” President Barack Obama observed with amusement before gamely posing with Boston Red Sox designated hitter David Ortiz. Ortiz snapped the...more
6/11/2014
/ Domain Names ,
Endorsements ,
First Amendment ,
Free Speech ,
gTLD ,
Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding ,
Internet ,
Inventors ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patents ,
Popular ,
Right of Publicity ,
Trade Secrets ,
UTSA