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License to Build: The Importance of License Terms in Design Agreements

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Plans, drawings, and related design documents are needed at all stages of a construction project, from early concepts and permitting to site preparation and construction itself. Many professionals in construction and property...more

Woods Rogers

Overview of Virginia’s AI Executive Order

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In January 2024, Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin announced and signed Executive Order 30 on Artificial Intelligence (EO 30), establishing “important safety standards to ensure the responsible, ethical, and transparent use of...more

Womble Bond Dickinson

California Church Wins Permanent Injunction Prohibiting Wedding Venue From Using Church’s Distinctive Trade Dress For Chapel

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Wayfarers Chapel, a Rancho Palos Verdes church, sued Malibu wedding chapel Calamigos Ranch on trademark and trade dress infringement grounds, as well as unfair competition. Interestingly, Wayfarers Chapel alleged in their...more

Troutman Pepper

Suit for Copyright Infringement of Architectural Plans Allowed to Move Forward

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In a September 22 decision, District Judge David J. Novak denied the bulk of a motion to dismiss a suit alleging that a general contractor had infringed an architectural firm’s copyright on design plans for a brewery and...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

Building Distinction in Architectural Trade Dress

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The shape of a building can be registered as inherently distinctive trade dress in the United States – if it is distinctive and unusual for buildings of that type – holds the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Trademark Trial...more

Coblentz Patch Duffy & Bass

What We’re Reading, Watching, and Listening to: June 2023

A roundup of news and multimedia from the Unfamiliar Terrain team: San Francisco - The Luxury Shopping Oasis Emerging in San Francisco’s Struggling Downtown (Wall Street Journal): Although local foot traffic may be down,...more

Linda Liu & Partners

Analysis of copyright related legal issues involved in landmark buildings

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Foreword - In legal sense, "architectural works" refer to works with aesthetic significance expressed in the form of buildings or structures, which are protected by Copyright Law. However, landmark buildings have public...more

Ward and Smith, P.A.

The Design-Build Contract Blueprint: Exploring the Boundaries of Architectural Services for General Contractors

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Do design-build contracts allow general contractors to perform as architects?  Not directly. As design-build contracts grow in popularity, it's important that general contractors, owners, and architects understand which...more

J.S. Held

Code Upgrades and “Grandfathering”: Lessons Learned When Insulation Replacement Leads to Collapse

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Should an old cottage be upgraded to the current code by a new owner? When can a building component be “grandfathered?” Who should pay for the code upgrades following a property loss claim? These are common questions...more

Jackson Lewis P.C.

Architecture Firm Recognizes First Private-Sector Architects Union

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Historically, unions have had success organizing the core manual laborers in the construction industry. The formation of the first union of architects at a private-sector architecture firm in the country suggests that union...more

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Podcast: The Briefing by the IP Law Blog - Supreme Court Petitioned to Overturn 8th Circuit’s Holding on Architectural Plans that...

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In this episode of The Briefing by the IP Law Blog, Scott Hervey and Josh Escovedo discuss the 8th Circuit’s opinion on copyright protection for architectural plans that could uphend “standard marketing practices” in Real...more

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The Briefing by the IP Law Blog: Supreme Court Petitioned to Overturn 8th Circuit’s Holding on Architectural Plans that Upends...

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In this episode of The Briefing by the IP Law Blog, Scott Hervey and Josh Escovedo discuss the 8th Circuit’s opinion on copyright protection for architectural plans that could uphend “standard marketing practices” in Real...more

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Connection Corner: Gensler’s Ryley Poblete

The Real Estate and Construction industry may be huge, but ultimately, as with all industries, it comes down to the people who help make it all come together. From time to time, we like to profile some of those people....more

Gould + Ratner LLP

Building a Better Box by Thinking Outside of It - Green Building, Biophilic Design, Passive House Technology and the Environmental...

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Gould & Ratner presents the next installment of our Construction Interview Series. As a continued effort to keep our clients informed of new building techniques and processes, we will continue to periodically sit down with...more

Robins Kaplan LLP

Financial Daily Dose 12.7.2020 | Top Story: November Hiring Well Below Expectations as Employment Recovery Stalls

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Friday’s jobs report was not only 200,000 jobs below projections for November, but it marked the fifth straight month of a diminished pace of hiring in the United States and brought urgency to facing the reality that there...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Focus sulle novità introdotte in materia di affidamenti di contratti pubblici dal DECRETO-LEGGE 16 luglio 2020, n. 76

Dopo un lungo iter di approvazione il 16 luglio 2020 è stato pubblicato in GU n.178 - Suppl. Ordinario n. 24, il DECRETO-LEGGE 16 luglio 2020, n. 76 (il “DL”), in vigore dal 17 luglio, recante “Misure urgenti per la...more

Farrell Fritz, P.C.

Letters Exchanged Between Developer and Architectural Review Board Insufficient to Constitute Enforceable Settlement Agreement

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In Matter of Pittsford Canalside Props., LLC v Village of Pittsford Zoning Bd. of Appeals, et al., the Fourth Department held that settlement correspondence between a development firm, Pittsford Canalside Properties, LLC...more

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Expanded Façade Inspection Requirements

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Effective February 20, 2020, the New York City Department of Buildings (DOB) expanded the requirements of its Façade Inspection and Safety Program (FISP), known previously as Local Law 11. Cooperative and Condominium Boards...more

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NYC Amends its Façade Inspection and Safety Program to Push Building Owners into Action

In the wake of the tragic death of architect Tishman in December 2020 who was killed by falling debris from a brick tower in Midtown, the New York Department of Buildings (DOB) amended its rules governing exterior wall...more

Woods Rogers

Mixed Economic News from the Construction Industry

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Navigating mixed signals in the construction industry; the AIA’s Architecture Billings Index through September 2019 indicates generally flat but encouraging business conditions. Dated – No. Important – Yes. Why? ...more

Farrell Fritz, P.C.

Fourth Department: Interest in Architecture and Historic Preservation Not Sufficient to Confer Standing Under SEQRA

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In Schmidt v. City of Buffalo Planning Bd., 174 A.D.3d 1413 (4th Dept., July 31, 2019), the petitioner, Terrence Robinson, filed suit to prevent the demolition of an architecturally significant apartment complex, claiming...more

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Applicant’s Failure To Include Information About The Whole Project On The Site Plan Ends Up In Remand To Planning Board

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A recent decision from the Supreme Court of Warren County, John Carr v. Village of Lake George Village Board, demonstrates how a simple omission on a site plan approval application can upend an approved project, even though...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

UPDATE #2: Graffiti is Art, But Can Street Artists Sue to Protect It from Infringing Photographs?

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On September 17, 2018, Judge Steven V. Wilson of the federal court of the Central District of California ruled on General Motors’ motion for summary judgment in Falkner v. GM, a copyright action concerning graffiti artists’...more

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A New Architectural Icon Opens in Seattle

The dramatic “Spheres” at the new Amazon headquarters in downtown Seattle have joined the Space Needle, downtown Seattle Library, Smith Tower, and Pacific Science Center as architectural icons of the city. The project...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

UPDATE #1: Graffiti is Art, But Can Street Artists Sue to Protect It from Infringing Photographs?

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Last month we blogged about Falkner v. General Motors Co.—a federal court action filed earlier this year that may decide whether graffiti artists can enforce their copyrights in graffiti appearing on publicly-viewable...more

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