The year 2016 saw interesting and diverse developments in trademark, copyright, trade secret, and patent law. Not only has intellectual property news been in the headlines, but these areas have made it to the Supreme Court....more
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Copyright ,
Copyright Litigation ,
Defend Trade Secrets Act (DTSA) ,
First Amendment ,
Halo v Pulse ,
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Lanham Act ,
Likelihood of Confusion ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patents ,
TC Heartland LLC v Kraft Foods ,
Trade Secrets ,
Trademark Litigation ,
Trademark Registration ,
Trademark Trial and Appeal Board ,
Trademarks ,
Young Lawyers
In a December 6, 2016 opinion, the U.S. Supreme Court rendered the latest decision in the long-running war over smartphones between industry and cultural titans, Apple and Samsung. While many might have hoped for a clarifying...more
On May 18, 2015, a panel of the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals issued a ruling strengthening broad design patent protection in the long-running legal battle between Apple and Samsung over their competing smartphones,...more