At a glance, a unanimous Supreme Court, holding that two provisions of the trademark-governing Lanham Act (15 U.S.C. §§ 1114(1)(a) and 1125(a)(1)) do not apply extraterritorially and extend only to alleged infringement in...more
1/24/2025
/ Abitron Austria GmbH v Hetronic International Inc ,
Extraterritoriality Rules ,
Intellectual Property Litigation ,
International Trade ,
International Trademark Protection ,
Lanham Act ,
Likelihood of Confusion ,
Metaverse ,
SCOTUS ,
Trademark Infringement ,
Trademarks ,
Unfair Competition
On May 18, the Supreme Court addressed the issue of “fair use” in copyright law, specifically in relation to the petitioner Andy Warhol Foundation’s (AWF) commercial licensing of a Warhol print entitled “Orange Prince” based...more
5/23/2023
/ Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts Inc v Goldsmith ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Artists ,
Copyright ,
Copyright Infringement ,
Copyright Litigation ,
Derivative Works ,
Fair Use ,
Fine Art ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Photographs ,
SCOTUS ,
The Copyright Act ,
Transformative Use