On April 23, 2020, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and resolved a split among the circuit courts by holding that a finding of willful infringement is not a prerequisite to...more
4/28/2020
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Appeals ,
Burden of Proof ,
Charge-Filing Preconditions ,
Compensatory Awards ,
Dilution ,
Lanham Act ,
Lost Profits ,
Remand ,
Remedies ,
Romag Fasteners v Fossil ,
SCOTUS ,
Trademark Infringement ,
Trademark Litigation ,
Trademarks ,
Vacated ,
Willful Infringement
In two unanimous opinions, the Supreme Court on March 4, 2019, clarified two important issues under the Copyright Act—in both cases, based on a strict reading of the relevant text. ...more
3/6/2019
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Copyright ,
Copyright Exhaustion ,
Copyright Infringement ,
Copyright Litigation ,
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Fourth Estate Public Benefit Corp v Wall-Street.com LLC ,
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Litigation Fees & Costs ,
Prevailing Party ,
Remand ,
Reversal ,
Rimini Street Inc v Oracle USA Inc ,
SCOTUS ,
Solicitor General ,
Split of Authority ,
The Copyright Act ,
Uniformity