Supreme Court Agrees to Review Bar on Registration of Disparaging Marks, Denies Washington Redskins' Petition to Join Proceedings -
Supreme Court Agrees to Review Bar on Registration of Disparaging Marks, Denies...more
10/19/2016
/ Blackhorse v Pro-Football ,
Copyright Infringement ,
Copyright Litigation ,
Disparagement ,
First Amendment ,
Lanham Act ,
Misappropriation ,
Petition for Writ of Certiorari ,
Preemption ,
Redskins ,
SCOTUS ,
The Slants ,
Trade Secrets ,
Trademark Litigation
Copyright Opinions -
Samples in Madonna's “Vogue” Too Trivial to Be Infringing: VMG Salsoul, LLC v. Ciccone, Nos. 13-57104, 14-55837 (9th Cir. June 2, 2016) -
Graber, J. In a suit claiming infringement of both...more
7/8/2016
/ B&B Hardware v Hargis Industries ,
Burning Man ,
Collateral Estoppel ,
Copyright Infringement ,
Copyright Litigation ,
De Minimus Quantity Exemption ,
Fee-Shifting ,
Injunctive Relief ,
Judgment As A Matter Of Law ,
Noninfringement ,
Popular ,
Sound Recording Copyrights ,
Summary Judgment ,
The Copyright Act ,
Trademark Infringement ,
Trademark Litigation ,
Trademark Trial and Appeal Board ,
Visual Artists Rights Act (VARA)
Objective Reasonableness Must Receive “Substantial Weight” in Copyright Attorney-Fee Shifting Decisions:Kirtsaeng v. John Wiley & Sons, Inc., No. 15-375 (U.S. June 16, 2016) -
Kagan, J. In a unanimous decision, the...more
6/22/2016
/ Attorney's Fees ,
Copyright Infringement ,
Copyright Litigation ,
DMCA ,
Fee-Shifting ,
Kirtsaeng v. John Wiley & Sons ,
Prevailing Party ,
Safe Harbors ,
SCOTUS ,
Sound Recording Copyrights ,
The Copyright Act ,
Vimeo ,
Willful Blindness
Copyright Opinions -
Sixth Circuit Upholds Siblings' Termination of Brother's Copyright Assignment: Brumley v. Albert E. Brumley & Sons, Inc., No. 15-5429 (6th Cir. May 16, 2016) -
Sutton, J. In a declaratory...more
6/1/2016
/ Acquiescence ,
Attorney's Fees ,
Copyright Litigation ,
Exceptional Case ,
Fair Use ,
Generic ,
IP Assignment Agreements ,
Lanham Act ,
Likelihood of Confusion ,
Octane Fitness v. ICON ,
Sound Recording Copyrights ,
The Copyright Act ,
Trademark Infringement ,
Trademark Litigation ,
Trademark Registration ,
Trademark Trial and Appeal Board
Summaries of Recent Precedential and Informative Appellate Opinions -
Trademark Opinions -
Owners of Foreign Marks May Sue Under Lanham Act Without Using Marks in the US: Belmora LLC v. Bayer Consumer Care AG,...more
4/5/2016
/ Amazon ,
Athletes ,
Bayer ,
Canada ,
Copyright Infringement ,
Copyright Litigation ,
Country of Origin ,
DC Comics ,
Dilution ,
Forum Non Conveniens ,
Lanham Act ,
Likelihood of Confusion ,
NFL ,
Petition for Writ of Certiorari ,
Popular ,
Right of Publicity ,
SCOTUS ,
Sex Trafficking ,
Tariff Act of 1930 ,
Trademark Infringement ,
Trademark Litigation ,
Trademark Trial and Appeal Board
Ninth Circuit Amends "Dancing Baby" Decision: Lenz v. Universal Music Corp., Nos. 13-16106, 13-16107 (9th Cir. Mar. 17, 2016) -
On March 17, 2016, the Ninth Circuit amended its prior opinion in the famed "Dancing Baby"...more