Caution: Tribal Names Not a Free-For-All by Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP on 3/30/2012 The Navajo Nation's recent lawsuit reminds companies that unauthorized use of American Indian tribal names might be considered infringement and might also violate the federal Indian Arts & Crafts Act. The Navajo Nation...more
WAI 262 Intellectual Property Recommendations by Baldwins l Intellectual Property on 7/5/2011 It has been 20 years in the making. The Waitangi Tribunal report on the claim known as “WAI 262” was released on Saturday 2 July 2011, 20 years after it was filed and more than four years after the evidence gathering...more
BMG v Chukchansi - Stanley Petition for Rehearing en banc - Opposition by Lenden F. Webb on 1/7/2011 10th Circuit Court of Appeals Reversed and Remanded, agreeing with our appeal that tribal sovereign immunity is not waived by a casino employee's action in an intellectual property matter...more