Podcast: The Briefing by the IP Law Blog - Fox Wins Another Copyright Lawsuit Over ‘Empire’ Character
The Briefing by the IP Law Blog: Fox Wins Another Copyright Lawsuit Over ‘Empire’ Character
In one of the most anticipated cases of 2025, the Texas Supreme Court’s decision in Cactus Water Services, LLC v. COG Operating, LLC, No. 23-0676, resolves—on its face—a straightforward question of first impression: who owns...more
Let’s begin with the bottom line: “In sum, we conclude that email service on the Chinese defendants is prohibited by the Hague Service Convention, and thus improper under Rule 4(f)(3).” Smart Study Co., LTD. v. Acuteye-US,...more
After the U.S. Supreme Court in Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Juan v. Acevedo Feliciano, 589 U.S. 57 (2020) ("RCA"), circumscribed the use of nunc pro tunc ("now for then") orders that make relief ordered by a court apply...more
Sedgwick Claims Mgmt. Services v. Thompson, Fla. 1st DCA, No. 1D2023-0193, Sept. 3, 2025 - In this matter of first impression, Florida’s First District Court of Appeal addressed whether Florida Statutes Section 440.25(4)(d)...more
You’re spending your day off on Luna Pier beach in Monroe County, Michigan. You’ll swim in the morning, get lunch at Gander’s Family Restaurant, and rent jet skis in the afternoon. That morning, however, you wake up and...more
A California state court of appeals, applying California law, has held that, as a matter of first impression, a provision in the California insurance code excluding insurance coverage for loss caused by an insured’s willful...more
In Briskin v. Shopify, Inc., No. 22-15815, 2023 WL 8225346 (9th Cir. Nov. 28, 2023), the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit held that the Canada-based company Shopify, Inc. (“Shopify”), which provides a...more