Sometimes it is all about the money. In Motorola v. Hytera, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals addressed “a large and blatant theft of trade secrets” from Motorola by its competitor Hytera. The damages awarded to Motorola,...more
8/29/2024
/ Compensatory Damages ,
Damages ,
Defend Trade Secrets Act (DTSA) ,
Infringement ,
Injunctive Relief ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Motorola ,
Permanent Injunctions ,
SCOTUS ,
The Copyright Act ,
Theft ,
Trade Secrets
In a case that has already garnered extensive media attention due to the fame of Jack Daniel’s whiskey and public curiosity regarding a trademark clash involving whiskey and dog toys, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a unanimous...more
6/13/2023
/ Dilution ,
First Amendment ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Jack Daniels Properties Inc v VIP Products LLC ,
Lanham Act ,
Likelihood of Confusion ,
Parody ,
Popular ,
Rogers Test ,
SCOTUS ,
Trademark Infringement ,
Trademark Litigation
On November 21, 2022, the United States Supreme Court granted a petition for certiorari in Jack Daniel’s Properties, Inc., v. VIP Products LLC. The case is an appeal of a Ninth Circuit decision which held, among other things,...more
12/14/2022
/ Brand ,
Certiorari ,
Dilution ,
First Amendment ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Lanham Act ,
Likelihood of Confusion ,
Rogers Test ,
Trade Dress ,
Trademark Infringement ,
Trademarks
NFTs continue to make waves, even as there is much speculation about their long-term future. As we have previously written, non-fungible tokens, or NFTs, present novel challenges and opportunities for intellectual property...more
8/10/2021
/ Art Sales ,
Blockchain ,
Digital Assets ,
Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) ,
Patent Ownership ,
Patents ,
Popular ,
Smart Contracts ,
Transfer of Rights