The U.S. Supreme Court recently ruled that certain types of inadvertent mistakes will not void a copyright registration. In an opinion published February 24, 2022, the Court held lack of either factual or legal knowledge can...more
From Supreme Court headlines, to big brand disputes, to the year of cautionary tales, 2019 proved to be another remarkable year for intellectual property law. With so many notable developments in trademark, copyright, and...more
On March 4, 2019, the U.S. Supreme Court issued two unanimous opinions interpreting provisions of the Copyright Act. In the first case, the Court decided that the Copyright Office must register a copyright before a copyright...more
3/11/2019
/ Appeals ,
Copyright ,
Copyright Infringement ,
Copyright Registration ,
Expert Fees ,
Fourth Estate Public Benefit Corp v Wall-Street.com LLC ,
Judicial Discretion ,
Litigation Fees & Costs ,
Prevailing Party ,
Remand ,
Reversal ,
Rimini Street Inc v Oracle USA Inc ,
SCOTUS ,
Solicitor General ,
Split of Authority ,
The Copyright Act ,
Uniformity
From big name brawls, to new legislation, to the year of inter partes review, 2018 was a hallmark year for intellectual property law. With so many interesting and informative updates, 2018 has set the bar high for 2019. Let’s...more
Trademark Law -
Let Them Register Offensive Trademarks! -
In June of 2017, in Matal v. Tam, the Supreme Court held that the disparagement clause of the federal Lanham Act violates the Free Speech Clause of the First...more
The year 2016 saw interesting and diverse developments in trademark, copyright, trade secret, and patent law. Not only has intellectual property news been in the headlines, but these areas have made it to the Supreme Court....more
1/30/2017
/ Apple v Samsung ,
Copyright ,
Copyright Litigation ,
Defend Trade Secrets Act (DTSA) ,
First Amendment ,
Halo v Pulse ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Lanham Act ,
Likelihood of Confusion ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patents ,
TC Heartland LLC v Kraft Foods ,
Trade Secrets ,
Trademark Litigation ,
Trademark Registration ,
Trademark Trial and Appeal Board ,
Trademarks ,
Young Lawyers
The year 2014 saw some important developments in the area of intellectual property law. A number of intellectual property-related issues even made national headlines.
Who can forget the public debate over the rightful...more
2/20/2015
/ Advertising ,
Aereo ,
Broadcasting ,
Coca Cola ,
Copyright ,
False Advertising ,
Federal Food Drug and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Food Labeling ,
Food Manufacturers ,
Garcia v Google ,
Google ,
Intellectual Property Litigation ,
Lanham Act ,
Merck ,
Music Industry ,
NFL ,
Nutritional Supplements ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
POM Wonderful ,
POM Wonderful v Coca Cola ,
Popular ,
Redskins ,
SiriusXM ,
Standing ,
Trademarks ,
USPTO
Quentin Tarantino's case could ultimately turn on one little word at the end of Gawker's story...more