Trademarks, Copyright Litigation, Intellectual Property Litigation

[Event] 2024 Intellectual Property Seminar - October 15th, Chicago, IL

Vedder Price on 10/8/2024

Please join Vedder Price’s Intellectual Property group for a half-day complimentary seminar designed for in-house counsel. Topics will focus on real issues faced by IP holders, and attendees will leave with practical advice...more

[Event] 4th Annual Summit for Women Leaders in IP Law - June 25th - 26th, Washington, DC

American Conference Institute (ACI) on 4/8/2024

During ACI’s Annual Summit for Women Leaders in IP Law, women in Intellectual Property roles come together to explore industry trends and important factors impacting today’s women IP leaders and practitioners. Learn to...more

Infringing gin part II: Court of Appeal victory for M&S against Aldi’s copycat design

A&O Shearman on 3/15/2024

Designers and brand owners will be comforted by Marks & Spencer’s Court of Appeal victory. It reinforces the importance of registering designs to protect against copycat products and, as the first Court of Appeal decision...more

Whoa! Cannabis Company Lawsuit Lights Up the Benefits of Creative IP Protection

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 3/6/2024

Federal trademark registration is typically unavailable for goods and services related to the sale of cannabis. But a combination of federal copyright registration and state trademark registration for these goods and...more

MarkIt to Market® - February 2024

Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C. on 3/1/2024

Thank you for reading the February 2024 issue of Sterne Kessler's MarkIt to Market® newsletter. This month, we discuss the advertising rights of luxury resellers and important updates to the Warner Chappell Music v. Nealy...more

False alarm: the risks of groundless online takedown complaints

Smart & Biggar on 2/8/2024

Online takedowns are an essential and effective tool for intellectual property rightsholders. Such tools are a common response to infringement on online marketplaces. A recent Canadian decision highlights the risks associated...more

Recent Rulings in AI Copyright Lawsuits Shed Some Light, but Leave Many Questions

Perkins Coie on 12/15/2023

The last few months have seen a flurry of activity in cases involving artificial intelligence (AI), including some of the first major rulings involving generative AI. Andersen et al. v. Stability AI Ltd. As we have...more

[Webinar] 2024 IP Outlook: Trends Affecting Patent, Trademark, Copyright and Trade Secret Holders - December 12th, 1:00 pm - 2:00...

McDermott Will & Emery on 12/6/2023

As 2023 draws to a close, new developments continue to emerge across the patent, trademark, copyright and trade secret spaces. Join members of McDermott’s Intellectual Property Group for a year-end review that will explore...more

IP Protection for Featured Characters in Digital and Physical Media

Troutman Pepper on 11/20/2023

The Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) recently ruled in In re Joseph A. Stallard (dba Osgoode Media) that Osgoode Media could not register the image of a character as a trademark in connection with a video game....more

Motions to Dismiss in Meritless Trademark Infringement Claims: When to Roll the Dice? - Kattison Avenue | Issue 11

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP on 11/20/2023

Brands know full well the cost of defending baseless trademark infringement allegations. Even suits that fail to pass the smell test can still lead to eye-watering fees. Winning an easy case on summary judgment still means...more

[Webinar] The Latest Changes in Copyrights & Trademarks - November 2nd, 9:00 am - 10:00 am PDT

Fitch, Even, Tabin & Flannery LLP on 10/5/2023

Please join Fitch Even for a free webinar, “The Latest Changes in Copyrights & Trademarks,” on November 2 at 9:00 a.m. PDT / 10:00 a.m. MDT / 11:00 a.m. CDT / 12 noon EDT. In 2020, legislation was passed that changes the...more

You Don’t Know Jack: Five Surprising Facts about Intellectual Property Law

Miles Mediation & Arbitration on 5/8/2023

Think you know the law? If you’re an attorney or simply well-versed in legal matters, you may have a working knowledge of statutory and case law. However, the area of intellectual property (IP) law is rife with surprises...more

The Training Wheels are Off: The Copyright Implications of Training Generative AI

International Lawyers Network on 3/22/2023

With the introduction of several readily available applications, artificial intelligence (AI) has leaped into the mainstream and brought with it a host of legal questions. Following the release in November of the now...more

IP Litigation Update in the District of Delaware (Not Patents!)

BakerHostetler on 2/28/2023

The District of Delaware is renowned as a patent litigation hot spot, but the district sees its fair share of other IP litigation. Two recent opinions shed some light on this practice and are useful for anyone seeking to file...more

SECONDS & LEFTOVERS AFTER THANKSGIVING: Cleaning Up & Emptying Out The IP Fridge

International Lawyers Network on 12/1/2022

The American holiday of Thanksgiving is tradition-laden and is celebrated as much for the leftovers after that November Thursday as it is for the turkey on that day, at least according to the US Department of Agriculture....more

[Webinar] The Strategies of IP Rights Enforcement in China - August 31st, 10:00 am - 11:00 am CEST

Linda Liu & Partners on 8/23/2022

China has been successful in reshaping its image as it is evolving into one of the friendliest and most efficient jurisdictions for IP right holders, despite being once portrayed as a copycat-riddled market. A bunch of IP...more

[Webinar] The Strategies of IP Rights Enforcement in China - August 30th, 10:00 pm - 11:00 pm ET

Linda Liu & Partners on 8/22/2022

China has been successful in reshaping its image as it is evolving into one of the friendliest and most efficient jurisdictions for IP right holders, despite being once portrayed as a copycat-riddled market. A bunch of IP...more

Kidon IP War Stories: David Cohen & Daryl Lim

Kidon IP on 7/14/2022

Today our guest is Daryl Lim. Daryl is the H. Laddie Montague Jr. Chair in Law at Penn State Dickinson Law and Co-Hire at the Institute of Computational and Data Sciences at Penn State University. He also serves as Associate...more

Sharpen Your Sword: Adduce Proof When Claiming Prior Copyright to Challenge a Trademark in China

Linda Liu & Partners on 5/26/2022

A considerable amount of trademarks may also be protected by Chinese Copyright Law, when they meet the requirements of “work”. And the protection to works is NOT limited by the classification of goods, so claiming prior...more

[Webinar] Sharpen Your Sword-Adduce Proof When Claiming Prior Copyright to Challenge a Trademark in China - May 23rd, 10:00 pm -...

Linda Liu & Partners on 5/17/2022

A considerable amount of trademarks may also be protected by Chinese Copyright Law, when they meet the requirements of “work”. And the protection to works is NOT limited by the classification of goods, so claiming prior...more

Spring Cleaning: Decluttering From Recent Intellectual Property Detritus & Dusting Off Old Posts

International Lawyers Network on 4/20/2022

Many cultures have the tradition of spring cleaning. These range from those in Iran observing the Persian New Year festival of Nowruz (and the practice of “khooneh tekouni,” or “shaking the house” to prepare for Nowruz), to...more

Thinking of Framing or Embedding Content? New York Federal Courts Question the Copyright "Server Test"

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati on 9/21/2021

Imagine you operate a website. Another website posts an image or video that you want to discuss on your site. In most circumstances, you cannot simply copy and repost that content without obtaining a license, because someone...more

MarkIt to Market® - June 2021

Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C. on 6/29/2021

The June 2021 issue of Sterne Kessler's MarkIt to Market® newsletter discusses recent litigation surrounding copyright registration invalidation and implications of the increase in trademark application filings at the USPTO....more

Trademark Law: More Than an “After Thought” in Video Game Anti-Piracy Efforts

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati on 6/16/2021

Nintendo of America received an eye-popping award of $2.1 million in statutory damages against game pirate Matthew Storman from the United States District Court for the Central District of California on May 26, 2021. The...more

PODCAST: Williams Mullen's Trending Now: An IP Podcast - IP Litigation Trends: Are Large IP Litigation Damages Awards Here to...

Williams Mullen on 4/8/2021

Intellectual property infringement damages awards have been on the rise, with several recent patent damages awards in the billions of dollars. On the latest episode of Trending Now - An IP Podcast, Tom Bergert, Clint Brannon...more

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