It’s hard to be a fashion innovator. It’s far easier to be an imitator. Success requires enormous investment in creating and marketing new designs, with no certainty that the designs will succeed. The imitator merely needs to...more
6/9/2022
/ Copyright ,
Counterfeiting ,
Design Patent ,
Fashion Branding ,
Fashion Design ,
Fashion Industry ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Originality ,
Retail Market ,
Trade Dress ,
USPTO
On Monday, March 4, 2019, the U.S. Supreme Court held in a unanimous decision that, under § 411(a) of the Copyright Act, a claimant may not bring suit for copyright infringement until the Copyright Office has either granted...more
Assessing Damages in Patent Litigation -
Patent Damages -
• Damages for infringement shall be “adequate to compensate for the infringement, but in no event less than a reasonable royalty for the use made of the...more
10/1/2018
/ Apportionment ,
Damages ,
Design Patent ,
Disgorgement ,
Future Royalties ,
IP License ,
Lost Profits ,
Market-Sharing ,
Non-Infringing Alternatives (NIAs) ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Royalties ,
Patents ,
Trade Dress ,
Trademark Infringement ,
Trademarks ,
Valuation