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Romano Law
In today's entertainment industry the future prospects of every potential project are determined by that project's unique blend of creative elements.
Marks & Clerk
Welcome to Marks & Clerk's new series of articles regarding the nature and role of data in the patent system. This current article is intended to serve as an introduction to the series...
Vorys Sater Seymour & Pease
Welcome to this issue of The Precedent, which covers those opinions from Q3 and Q4 of 2023 that the Federal Circuit designated as precedential and worthy of publication in the Federal Reporter.
Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP
The champagne house was founded in 1772 by Phillipe Clicquot, a fabric merchant from Reims. After the unexpected death of Phillippe's son François in 1805, François' 27-year-old widow...
Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP
Casa Tradicion, which makes and distributes tequila under the brand name CLASE AZUL, brought a trademark infringement action against Casa Azul's use and registration of the mark CASA AZUL for its own brand of tequila.
Shulman Rogers
Picture this: someone has been infringing your copyrighted material for ten years, but you only discovered it last year. They did a good job hiding their infringement or you just didn't have any reason.
Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell LLP
In a recent discovery dispute in a patent infringement case, the district court denied the defendant's motion to compel the plaintiff to produce certain inventor emails that were withheld...
Thompson Coburn LLP
On May 10, 2024, the United States Patent & Trademark Office (USPTO) issued a Notice of Proposed Rule Making (NPRM) that is a major change to terminal disclaimer practice that, if implemented...
Marshall, Gerstein & Borun LLP
In an article published this month in PharmaSource, Marshall Gerstein partner and patent attorney Katherine Neville, Ph.D. discusses methods for incentivizing the scientific workforce to protect their inventions...
Brooks Kushman
The U.S. Supreme Court's recent decision in Warner Chappell Music, Inc. v. Nealy has profound implications for copyright disputes. This ruling recalibrates how damages...
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP
In keeping with precedent, a judge in the District of Delaware issued an oral order restricting the extent of permissible activities for litigation counsel before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board.
Seyfarth Shaw LLP
In 2014, the Supreme Court upended U.S. patent law in the landmark ruling for Alice Corp. v. CLS Bank International.
Oblon, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt, L.L.P
In Warner Chappell Music, Inc. v. Nealy, 601 U.S. ___ (May 9, 2024), the U.S. Supreme Court held that the Copyright Act's three-year statute of limitations does not limit...
Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC
On May 9, 2024, the Supreme Court held that the Copyright Act contains no time-based limit on the recovery of damages. As a result, copyright owners have the ability to recover damages for...
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP
The Patent Trial and Appeal Board has denied institution and joinder of an inter partes review petition after determining that the petition was not only time-barred but that joinder was also foreclosed.
Axinn Veltrop & Harkrider
A trade secret owner must file a civil action under the Defend Trade Secrets Act ("DTSA") within three years of when the alleged trade secret misappropriation...
Brooks Kushman
When we think of trademark infringement, unions don't typically come to mind.
Foley & Lardner
As we make further strides into 2024, the fashion, apparel & beauty landscape continues its dynamic evolution, marked by opportunities and challenges.
K&L Gates
On 9 May 2024, the US Supreme Court (the Court) held that there is no three-year limit on monetary damages for timely filed copyright infringement claims.
Novagraaf Group
De jaarlijkse bijeenkomst van de International Trademark Association (INTA) vindt dit jaar plaats in Atlanta (18-22 mei) en belooft weer veel fascinerende discussies. De geplande sessies op de conferentie...