On Monday, G&M Realty, a real estate development company, asked the U.S. Supreme Court to reverse a $6.75 million damages award that the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York entered in favor of a group of...more
On July 16, 2020, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit issued a decision highlighting the critical need for litigants to preserve evidence once notified of a potential lawsuit, and the serious ramifications...more
If your company finds itself in a trademark dispute, it may be forced to pay the travel expenses of any corporate designee called to give a deposition under a recent ruling by the U.S. Trademark Trial and Appeal Board...more
In a decision that opens the door wider for winning parties to seek awards of attorney's fees in copyright disputes, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has ruled that a declaratory action alleging copyright...more
If enacted, the aptly named Trademark Modernization Act of 2020 will better protect the relevant consuming public from confusion regarding the source of goods and services by implementing procedures that the U.S. Patent and...more
Unexpected business closures can have a disruptive effect in the context of intellectual property licenses, particularly if the license includes a provision whereby one party agrees to sell a minimum number of goods within a...more