Intellectual Property, Art, Entertainment & Sports Law, International Law & Trade

April 2013: Trademark Litigation Update

by Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP on 4/8/2013

On October 11, 2012, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences won cancellation of an “Oscar Della Lirica” design mark from the Cancellation Division of the Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market (“OHIM”). ...more

IP Update, Vol. 16, No. 3, March 2013

by Sarah Bro, Melissa Nott Davis, Paul Devinsky, Susan Evans, Raymond M. Gabriel, D. Jeremy Harrison, Donna M. Haynes, Sungyong “David” In, John Low, Ulrika Mattsson, Christopher May, more +Christina Ondrick, Alexander P. Ott, Philip Ou, Sara Sunderland, Rose S. Whelan, Bruce Yen, Rita Yoon | McDermott Will & Emery on 3/29/2013

In This Issue: Supreme Court - Supreme Court Finds That “First Sale” Doctrine Applies to Works Patents - Joint Actors as It Relates to Method Claim Infringement; Federal Circuit Ruling Clears Way...more

A Supreme Court Win for U.S. Consumers

by Fuerst Ittleman David & Joseph, PL on 3/26/2013

In a 6 to 3 decision handed down on March 19, 2013, the United States Supreme Court chalked up a rare victory for consumers over text book publishers, record labels, and others who sought to restrain the resale of copyrighted...more

Antigua and Barbuda: Haven from Minnesota Winters and Copyright Infringement

by Catlan McCurdy | Winthrop & Weinstine, P.A. on 2/8/2013

When you’re attempting to seek financial retribution from the United States, you have to get a little creative. And it sounds like Antigua and Barbuda employ some creative people. The Carribean nation, known for its beaches,...more

Cloud Computing Law: Balancing Privacy and Investigation

by Field Law on 1/24/2013

Megaupload Ltd. is alleged to have disseminated copyright protected movies and music and US prosecutors now have the task of gaining access to the company’s servers in a bid to prove their case....more

Florida Long-Arm Jurisdiction, Case Law Update – Universal Music Venezuela v. Montaner

by Neha Dagley | Schecter Law on 1/9/2013

In Universal Music Venezuela v. Montaner, No. 3D12-1580 (Dec. 26, 2012), the Third District Court of Appeals reversed an order denying a motion to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction. The action arose out of a series of...more

What reach has your method claim? German Federal Court of Justice rules on scope of a patent claim covering coding and decoding...

by Dr. Richard Schlötter | Reed Smith on 12/2/2012

As commonly known, the protection of a patented method does not stop at the application of that method, but encompasses the product directly obtained through that method. However, it is less clear whether only tangibles can...more

Fifty Shades of Gray Market Artwork

by Dennis O. Cohen | BakerHostetler on 11/20/2012

Droit moral – the legal doctrine that grants artists a moral right to dictate certain treatment of their artwork even after sale – has a firm foundation in European law and elsewhere, but has never found much support in U.S....more

Pandora and US Copyright Royalties

by Heenan Blaikie LLP on 11/7/2012

A little over two years ago, in a post entitled "Pandora and Canadian Copyright Royalties", I examined why it was that online music service Pandora (formally Pandora Internet Radio) was not available in Canada but it was...more

The U.S. Government Supports Textbook Publisher in First Sale Case

by Mintz Levin - Intellectual Property on 9/11/2012

As previously reported, the U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case involving the territorial limits of the first sale doctrine under U.S. copyright law. Oral arguments in that case have been set for October 29....more

European Commission Proposes Single Market Music Licensing

by Patton Boggs LLP on 8/28/2012

The European Commission recently proposed new music licensing rules in an effort to increase the transparency and efficiency of music licensing across national borders. The proposed Directive comes as a result of digital...more

The Legal Canvas - Summer 2012

by Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP on 8/21/2012

In This Issue: - Dealing in Hidden Risk: Agency and Fiduciary Liability in the Dealer-Seller Relationship 3 - Censorship: Silencing Art 7 - Quick Update - Consigned Art and Bankruptcy 11 - Thinking About...more

Business Litigation Report -- August 2012

by Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP on 8/17/2012

In This Issue: - Firm News: Quinn Emanuel Continues to Build Out International Arbitration Practice and Quinn Emanuel Hosts U.S.-Style Mock Jury Trials in Taipei and Seoul - Main Article: Raising the...more

Collecting societies under the microscope

by Reed Smith on 7/23/2012

The European Commission’s proposal for a Directive on collective management of copyright and related rights and multi-territorial licensing of rights in musical works for online uses in the internal market In a display...more

Use Caution When Advertising Around The Olympics

by Venable LLP on 7/18/2012

As the anticipation for the Olympics grows, companies big and small look to grab the attention of these fans by associating themselves with the games. For the Olympics, the host organizing committee, individual country...more

Supreme Court Reaches Decisions in Copyright Cases

by Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP on 7/16/2012

On July 12, 2012 the Supreme Court of Canada released decisions in five appeals on copyright cases. Each of the appeals stem from the Federal Court of Appeal’s judicial review of the Copyright Board of Canada decisions on...more

A Lesson in Cease-and-Desist Manners

by Winthrop & Weinstine, P.A. on 7/5/2012

I just can’t stop writing about the Olympics or, more accurately, the intellectual property enforcement efforts of the United States Olympic Committee (“USOC”). But, then, how can I stop when the USOC continues to make such...more

Producers as Authors of Motion Pictures - In Practice

by Heenan Blaikie LLP on 6/28/2012

The identity of the "author" of a motion picture under Canadian copyright law is an unsettled point - so unsettled, in fact, that I managed to wrangle a 30-page journal article out of the topic (“Put on Shows That Will...more

EURO 2012: It’s Infringing on Your Workday, You’re (Hopefully Not) Infringing Their Trademarks

by Winthrop & Weinstine, P.A. on 6/27/2012

If you’re anything like me (and for your sake, let’s hope you’re not), you’ve spent a bit too much time watching soccer over the last few weeks as Europe’s best teams have competed for the European championship, in a...more

Around the Virtual World - June 18, 2012

by Pillsbury Social Media, Entertainment &... on 6/18/2012

A weekly wrap up of interesting news about virtual worlds, virtual goods and other social media. In This Issue: - Mobile Game Fight Goes Global - Electronic Arts to focus on freemium gaming - A Little...more

Neighbouring Rights in the US and Canada: Contracts and Copyrights

by Heenan Blaikie LLP on 6/7/2012

The news that Clear Channel Media and Entertainment and Big Machine Label Group have reached a private agreement whereby the broadcasting undertaking will pay to the record label and its artists a revenue-based royalty for...more

European IP Bulletin -- Issue 88, March 2012

by McDermott Will & Emery on 4/3/2012

In This Issue: Copyright - Pub Landlords Found to Infringe the Premier League’s Copyright: Pyrrhic Victory After All?; The Protection of Football Fixture Lists Under the EU Database Directive; The “Innocent”...more

Three Point Shot - March 2012

by Proskauer Rose LLP on 3/22/2012

In This Issue: - Can Adults Keep the “Brew” in Brewskee-Ball?...1 - Does Bikram Yoga’s Founder Need to Learn to Be More Flexible? ...2 - International Soccer Star Regains Complete Control, with No Penalties,...more

Co-Production Updates

by Heenan Blaikie LLP on 3/9/2012

Two items of note relating to the issue of international treaty co-productions which I believe indicate their re-emergence as a way of producing (especially in the current financial climate). First, Telefilm Canada...more

“Linsanity” Strikes the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

by Greenberg Glusker Fields Claman & Machtinger... on 2/28/2012

When I used to live in China, people liked to say, “Yao Ming lai le” (Yao Ming has arrived) whenever they saw my excessively tall frame lumbering towards them in a grocery store or crouching down beside them...more

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