In late 2019, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit held Amazon liable as the seller of a third-party's dog collar that broke causing the retractable leash to recoil, hitting and blinding the purchaser in one eye....more
1/29/2020
/ Amazon ,
Bodily Injury ,
Buyers ,
Corporate Liability ,
Online Marketplace ,
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Product Defects ,
Sellers ,
Strict Liability ,
Third-Party Service Provider ,
User-Generated Content ,
Website Owner Liability
A trademark is a word, name, or symbol used to identify and distinguish a seller’s product from those of others. A trademark is part of a company’s brand. It is the embodiment of the company’s reputation. Over time, a...more
9/17/2019
/ Cease and Desist Orders ,
Confusingly Similar ,
Corporate Branding ,
Counterfeiting ,
Cybersquatting ,
Dispute Resolution ,
Domain Names ,
Enhanced Damages ,
Exclusivity ,
Goodwill ,
gTLD ,
Imports ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Lanham Act ,
Madrid Protocol ,
Online Platforms ,
Popular ,
Trademark Clearinghouse ,
Trademark Infringement ,
Trademark Registration ,
Trademark Symbols ,
Trademarks ,
UDRP ,
Use in Commerce ,
USPTO
The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled copyright owners must register their copyrights before filing a lawsuit for copyright infringement. The decision resolves a conflict between certain federal appeals courts that held copyright...more
Following the recent investment frenzy in crypto-currencies, blockchain technology has seemingly reached mainstream status. Many different uses for this technology have emerged and are disrupting public and private-sector...more
4/17/2018
/ Blockchain ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Descriptive Trademarks ,
Generic Marks ,
Inherently Distinctive ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Popular ,
Suggestive Marks ,
Trademark Registration ,
Trademarks ,
USPTO
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) recently filed a copyright infringement lawsuit on behalf of a crested macaque monkey, who famously snapped a smiling selfie of himself using wildlife photographer David...more
10/12/2015
/ Authorship ,
Copyright ,
Copyright Infringement ,
Copyright Ownership ,
PETA ,
Photographs ,
Popular ,
Public Domain ,
Selfies ,
Work-For-Hire ,
Young Lawyers