Michael Cannata and Frank Misiti wrote, “There’s Coverage for That? The ‘Ins and Outs’ of Personal and Advertising Injury Coverage” for the Summer 2025 issue of USLAW Magazine.
The story explains “personal and advertising”...more
6/26/2025
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Commercial General Liability Policies ,
Copyright Infringement ,
Defamation ,
Disparagement ,
Duty to Defend ,
Eviction ,
False Arrest ,
Insurance Claims ,
Insurance Litigation ,
Liability Insurance ,
Malicious Prosecution ,
Personal and Advertising Injury Coverage ,
Policy Exclusions ,
Policy Terms ,
Slander ,
Trade Dress
The pen is mightier than the sword — especially a pen held by a sitting governor. Currently sitting on the desk of New York’s governor is a piece of proposed legislation known as the “Grieving Families Act” which, if signed...more
The party is on in Lynchburg, Tennessee this weekend. In a unanimous decision authored by Justice Kagan, the Supreme Court held that the threshold First Amendment protections afforded by the “Rogers Test” do not apply where...more
The phrase “waiting all day for Sunday night” is usually associated with football. But this Sunday, it may be associated with something entirely different — a potential trademark dispute.
After years of fighting over its...more
Today, much of our lives are documented through digital devices and assets, instead of, for example, through things such as traditional family photo albums. But while photo albums are easily passed on after death, passing...more
As is often the case, technology develops faster than the law. In that connection, courts are often called upon to apply legislation from yesteryear to technology which, at the time the legislation was passed, would have been...more
7/1/2020
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Appeals ,
Booking.com ,
De Novo Standard of Review ,
Domain Name Registration ,
Domain Names ,
Generic Marks ,
Lanham Act ,
SCOTUS ,
Trademark Registration ,
Trademark Trial and Appeal Board ,
Trademarks ,
United States Patent and Trademark Office v Booking.com BV ,
USPTO
On May 4, 2020, the United States Supreme Court heard its first ever telephonic oral argument in its history. The case, styled United States Patent and Trademark Office v. Booking.com, B.V., addressed the issue of whether the...more
5/4/2020
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Appeals ,
Descriptive Trademarks ,
Domain Name Registration ,
Domain Names ,
gTLD ,
Lanham Act ,
SCOTUS ,
Trademark Registration ,
Trademark Trial and Appeal Board ,
Trademarks ,
United States Patent and Trademark Office v Booking.com BV ,
USPTO
COVID-19 has transformed the health and economy of our nation. Expectedly, the legislative response to this national emergency, at both the state and federal levels, has been swift and far-reaching. Some of these responses...more
Many years ago, Mr. Rogers bestowed upon his audience some sage advice given to him by his mother after he would see scary things in the news. His mother told him “look for the helpers. You will always find people who are...more