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A Copyright is an exclusive legal right granted to the creator of an original work to license, copy, sell, distribute, or otherwise exploit the work for his or her own benefit.
Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Divided Federal Circuit Makes Controversial Ruling That Nonliteral Elements of “Cloned” Software Are Not Protectable Because It...

The Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) affirmed a district court ruling that the asserted nonliteral elements of a software program were not copyright protectable, in part, because allegedly copied materials...more

White and Williams LLP

Winter COVID-19 Relief Bill: Overview of Key IP and Entertainment Provisions

Congress passed The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Act) on December 21, 2020 and the Act was signed into law by President Trump on December 27, 2020. Though titled as COVID relief, the Act includes sweeping changes to...more

Fish & Richardson

Federal Circuit Rules Color Trademarks Can Be Inherently Distinctive, Vacating TTAB

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The Federal Circuit Court of Appeals (CAFC) recently held that “color marks” (i.e., trademarks consisting solely of one or more colors without words or designs) can be inherently distinctive, vacating a 2018 Trademark Trial...more

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