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New Copyright Rule Makes Registration Easier for Bloggers

A new copyright rule allows for easy group registration of blog entries and even copyrightable tweets. The new rule is designed to benefit authors who publish their works online. The rule incentivizes those who...more

Is “Booking.com” Mark Registrable? SCOTUS Says Booking.com-pletely!

U.S. Supreme Court affirms that a mark composed of a generic term and “.com” does not automatically yield a generic and unregistrable composite. A [generic].com mark is registrable if consumers do not perceive it as the...more

Will the Specter of Blackbeard Return as a Copyright Pirate?

Despite having a valid claim, a photographer’s attempt to hold North Carolina liable for copyright infringement failed under the doctrine of state sovereign immunity. Contractors entering agreements with states to produce...more

A “No-Deal” Brexit—Key Implications for UK/EU Intellectual Property

In the event of a “no-deal” Brexit, IP rights in the UK will be impacted. However, the UK has put in place various provisions to protect IP rights holders. Owners of European Union (EU) trade mark registrations,...more

Brands that Bite - The Supreme Court unanimously rules that the First Amendment forbids the Trademark Office from refusing to...

By striking down the “disparagement clause,” a 70-year-old provision of federal trademark law, the Supreme Court’s ruling this week in Matal v. Tam has the potential to change the ways in which people conceive, market,...more

Some Copyright Clarity for the Apparel Industry - The Supreme Court provides a test for measuring when graphic features on...

Last week the Supreme Court articulated a test for the copyrightability of apparel designs. The test does not increase the protection available to the apparel industry, but it does provide clarity for determining when an...more

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