The North Carolina Business Court recently dismissed a lawsuit brought by members of N.C. State’s legendary 1983 NCAA men’s basketball championship team in Members of N.C. State Univ.’s 1983 NCAA Men’s Basketball Nat’l...more
8/22/2025
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College Athletes ,
Copyright Litigation ,
Misappropriation ,
Name and Likeness ,
NCAA ,
Popular ,
Right of Publicity ,
Sports ,
Statute of Limitations ,
The Copyright Act
Recently the Supreme Court affirmed registration on the principal register for what appeared to be a generic term. In United States Patent & Trademark Office v. Booking.com B. V., 140 S. Ct. 2298 (2020), the Court affirmed...more
7/28/2020
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Appeals ,
Booking.com ,
Domain Name Registration ,
Domain Names ,
Generic Marks ,
Lanham Act ,
SCOTUS ,
Trademark Registration ,
Trademarks ,
United States Patent and Trademark Office v Booking.com BV ,
USPTO
COVID-19 is responsible for the most disruptive time for business in recent history. Not only are many small businesses under governmental orders to close, but those that remain open are changing the way they operate. In...more
4/22/2020