Trademark owners often have a difficult time recovering monetary damages in a trademark infringement case. Actual damages, such as lost profits, can be speculative. However, the Supreme Court may have just made it easier for...more
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The Supreme Court upheld North Carolina’s sovereign immunity from copyright infringement claims in a unanimous opinion handed down on Monday, March 23, 2020. The Court struck down the provision of the Copyright Remedy...more
On May 20, 2019, United States Supreme Court settled a circuit split, deciding that a bankrupt company’s decision to reject an existing contract does not revoke a trademark licensee’s right to continue using the licensed...more
In the first apparel copyright case ever considered by the U.S. Supreme Court, Star Athletica, LLC v. Varsity Brands, Inc., the high court found on March 22, 2017 that decorative elements of a cheerleading uniform could be...more
The Supreme Court’s recent decision in Life Technologies Corp. v. Promega Corp. raises important issues regarding the extraterritorial effect of patent law on global supply chains. The primary issue in the case is whether the...more