Civil Remedies, Communications & Media Law, Intellectual Property

Louboutin International Trademark Dispute

by Anjali Shankar | Winthrop & Weinstine, P.A. on 5/24/2013

Those of us who love fashion and have closets overflowing with more pairs of shoes than we probably need are likely familiar with Louboutin pumps. These sky-high heels have a very distinctive look and design. Louboutin heels...more

Laches, Acquiescence, and Trademark Injunctions - Who Should Be Upstream Without a (Greek) Paddle?

by Susan Neuberger Weller | Mintz Levin - Intellectual Property on 5/22/2013

On May 8, a long time manufacturer of ceremonial paddles marketed to fraternities and sororities filed a petition for certiorari with the US Supreme Court seeking relief from an injunction barring him from using Greek...more

Employee Working For You? You Say "No", LinkedIn Says "Yes"

by Michael Schmidt | Cozen O'Connor on 5/21/2013

Those loyal readers of this blog know that the focus tends to be on what your company can and cannot do regarding social media use by potential employees (i.e., applicants) or current employees. But there is a third category...more

The Second Circuit’s Aereo Math: One Copy + One Subscriber ≠ Public Performance

by Jessica Lehrman | Morrison Foerster - Social Media on 5/21/2013

Last week—the week of May 12, 2013—proved to be an eventful week for Aereo. On May 14, 2013, the controversial broadcast television streaming service filed a motion for summary judgment in the Southern District of...more

Facebook v. Typosquatters: Damages and Domains Awarded Under Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act

by Elizabeth Featherman, Camille Miller | Cozen O'Connor on 5/15/2013

On April 30, 2013, Magistrate Judge Westmore recommended that the U.S. District Court, Northern District of California award Facebook $2.8 million in damages from typosquatters under the Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection...more

IP/Entertainment Law Weekly Case Update for Motion Picture Studios and Television Networks -- April 11, 2013

by Meg Charendoff, Tal Dickstein, W. Allan Edmiston, David Grossman, Jonathan Neil Strauss, Jonathan Zavin | Loeb & Loeb LLP on 4/12/2013

- American Broadcasting Companies, Inc. v. Aereo, Inc., USCA Second Circuit, April 1, 2013: Second Circuit affirms district court’s denial of plaintiffs’ request for preliminary injunction prohibiting defendant, Aereo,...more

A Private Matter: Second Circuit Rules that Aereo’s TV Streaming Service is Not an Infringing Public Performance

by Madeleine Rodriguez | Foley Hoag LLP - Trademark, Copyright &... on 4/12/2013

Private PublicIn an industry where technology is constantly evolving and racing to keep up with consumer habits, a recent court ruling came down to one basic component: antennas....more

The Aereo and ReDigi Decisions: Courts Continue to Wrestle With the Application of Copyright Law to the Redistribution of Digital...

by Eric Feder, James Rosenfeld | Davis Wright Tremaine LLP on 4/10/2013

A series of recent decisions in the Second and Ninth Circuits—including Viacom v. YouTube and UMG v. Veoh (both dealing with the distribution of user-posted copyrighted content by video hosting services) and AP v. Meltwater...more

Prince, the DMCA, and Copyright Bullying

by Tim Sitzmann | Winthrop & Weinstine, P.A. on 4/10/2013

Minneapolis’ own hometown hero Prince Rogers Nelson, formerly and currently known simply as “Prince,” has been in the news quite often in 2013. It began with his surprise, limited ticket performances in January, which he...more

Funeral Homes In Charlotte Battle Over Trademark Infringement

by Mack Sperling | Brooks Pierce on 1/15/2013

You don't see a trademark infringement action in the Business Court every day, let alone a TRO decision, but a case with both came along last Friday in SCI Carolina Funeral Services, LLC v. McEwen Ellington Funeral Services,...more

Think About Copyright Registration for That New Website Before You Even Hire the Web Developer

by Evan Pappas on 1/2/2013

Many businesses fail to recognize that their original website content is valuable intellectual property and fail to take steps to adequately protect that content from being stolen or misused by a competitor. With little cost...more

THQ Goes Down

by Derek Allen | Winthrop & Weinstine, P.A. on 12/28/2012

As 2012 winds down and we all recover from what I’m sure was a wonderful Festivus celebration (I know I’m still feeling the effects of a particularly bloody Feats of Strength and an overly ambitious Airing of Grievances...more

Court Tackles Copyright Issue of "Throwback" NFL Uniforms in Video Games

by Seth Reagan | Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP on 11/28/2012

Many video game creators go to great lengths to ensure that their games are highly realistic. Weapons, sound effects, uniforms, athletic abilities, locations, logos and other details are often copied from the real world and...more

IP Case Alert - Nov 2012

by Robert P. Andris | Ropers, Majeski, Kohn & Bentley on 11/14/2012

In This Issue: Nominal Fair Use Doctrine Bars Winchester Mystery House Trademark Infringement; Fees Clause In Purchase Order And Invoice Entitled Fabric Wholesaler To Attorney’s Fees For Claims Made By Clothing...more

California Court of Appeal Holds No “Advertising Injury” Coverage for Product That Is Neither Mentioned Nor Disparaged in...

by Jamison R. Narbaitz | Sedgwick LLP on 11/12/2012

In Hartford Casualty Ins. Co. v. Swift Distribution, Inc., __ Cal.Rptr.3rd __, 2012 WL 5306248 (Cal. Ct. App. Oct. 29, 2012), the California Court of Appeal held that the “advertising injury” coverage in a CGL policy does not...more

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Louboutin International Trademark Dispute

Laches, Acquiescence, and Trademark Injunctions - Who Should Be Upstream Without a (Greek) Paddle?

Employee Working For You? You Say "No", LinkedIn Says "Yes"

The Second Circuit’s Aereo Math: One Copy + One Subscriber ≠ Public Performance

Facebook v. Typosquatters: Damages and Domains Awarded Under Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act

IP/Entertainment Law Weekly Case Update for Motion Picture Studios and Television Networks -- April 11, 2013

A Private Matter: Second Circuit Rules that Aereo’s TV Streaming Service is Not an Infringing Public Performance

The Aereo and ReDigi Decisions: Courts Continue to Wrestle With the Application of Copyright Law to the Redistribution of Digital...

Prince, the DMCA, and Copyright Bullying

Funeral Homes In Charlotte Battle Over Trademark Infringement

Think About Copyright Registration for That New Website Before You Even Hire the Web Developer

THQ Goes Down

Court Tackles Copyright Issue of "Throwback" NFL Uniforms in Video Games

IP Case Alert - Nov 2012

California Court of Appeal Holds No “Advertising Injury” Coverage for Product That Is Neither Mentioned Nor Disparaged in...

Would You Rather Pay $8.6 Million in Damages or Appeal that Award?

An Introduction to Copyright Law

IP Update, Vol. 15, No. 9, October 2012

Decades of Delay Are OK: First Circuit Rejects Laches Defense Based on “Doctrine of Progressive Encroachment”

Posting Copyrighted Image Has Consequences

Linkedin Lockout Loss for Employee

IP Update, Vol. 15, No. 9, -- September 2012

IP/Entertainment Law Weekly Case Update for Motion Picture Studios and Television Networks -- September 27, 2012

City of Paris ordered to pay for reverse domain name hijacking in groundbreaking decision

An Update: The Cost Of An Illegal Download

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