SCOTUS Confirms Willful Infringement Not Required to Award Trademark Profits -
On April 23, the United States Supreme Court unanimously ruled that a plaintiff can win a profits remedy without showing that the defendant...more
On March 4, the US Supreme Court resolved a circuit split and held that, with limited statutory exceptions, the issuance of a registration from the Copyright Office is a prerequisite to filing a claim for infringement. See...more
3/8/2019
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Fourth Estate Public Benefit Corp v Wall-Street.com LLC ,
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The Copyright Act ,
Uniformity
After months of standing on the sidelines of the most closely watched case impacting the fashion industry in recent years, legal practitioners and fashion designers now have a framework for protecting decorative elements of...more
In a carefully crafted 7-2 decision in B&B Hardware, Inc. v. Hargis Industries, Inc., the Supreme Court of the United States reversed the US Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit and granted preclusive effect to Trademark...more