Supreme Court Agrees to Review Bar on Registration of Disparaging Marks, Denies Washington Redskins' Petition to Join Proceedings -
Supreme Court Agrees to Review Bar on Registration of Disparaging Marks, Denies...more
10/19/2016
/ Blackhorse v Pro-Football ,
Copyright Infringement ,
Copyright Litigation ,
Disparagement ,
First Amendment ,
Lanham Act ,
Misappropriation ,
Petition for Writ of Certiorari ,
Preemption ,
Redskins ,
SCOTUS ,
The Slants ,
Trade Secrets ,
Trademark Litigation
Objective Reasonableness Must Receive “Substantial Weight” in Copyright Attorney-Fee Shifting Decisions:Kirtsaeng v. John Wiley & Sons, Inc., No. 15-375 (U.S. June 16, 2016) -
Kagan, J. In a unanimous decision, the...more
6/22/2016
/ Attorney's Fees ,
Copyright Infringement ,
Copyright Litigation ,
DMCA ,
Fee-Shifting ,
Kirtsaeng v. John Wiley & Sons ,
Prevailing Party ,
Safe Harbors ,
SCOTUS ,
Sound Recording Copyrights ,
The Copyright Act ,
Vimeo ,
Willful Blindness
The Supreme Court will soon hear oral arguments on standards for awarding attorneys’ fees to the winner of a copyright dispute. Currently there are at least three different test being applied by federal courts. Data analysis...more
4/13/2016
/ Attorney's Fees ,
Certiorari ,
Copyright Infringement ,
Copyright Litigation ,
Fee Awards ,
Fee-Shifting ,
Intellectual Property Litigation ,
Kirtsaeng v. John Wiley & Sons ,
Octane Fitness v. ICON ,
Prevailing Party ,
SCOTUS ,
Split of Authority ,
The Copyright Act
With the explosion of 35 U.S.C. § 101 challenges since Alice v. CLS Bank,1 litigants and courts are well familiar with its applicable two-part inquiry. Overlaying and shaping the Alice inquiry, however, are the parties’...more
3/25/2016
/ Burden of Proof ,
Clear and Convincing Evidence ,
CLS Bank v Alice Corp ,
Federal Rule 12(b)(6) ,
Microsoft ,
Motion for Summary Judgment ,
Patent Invalidity ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent-Eligible Subject Matter ,
Preponderance of the Evidence ,
SCOTUS ,
Section 101