Copyright Decisions -
Claim for Copying of Useful Article Design Preempted by Copyright Act: Ultraflo Corp. v. Pelican Tank Parts, Inc., No. 15-20084 (5th Cir. Jan. 11, 2017)...more
2/8/2017
/ Dilution ,
ICANN ,
Intent-to-Use ,
IP Assignment Agreements ,
Lanham Act ,
Likelihood of Confusion ,
Music Industry ,
Popular ,
Preemption ,
SaaS ,
Service Marks ,
Social Networks ,
State Law Claims ,
The Copyright Act ,
Trademark Registration ,
Unfair Competition
Copyright Opinions -
Samples in Madonna's “Vogue” Too Trivial to Be Infringing: VMG Salsoul, LLC v. Ciccone, Nos. 13-57104, 14-55837 (9th Cir. June 2, 2016) -
Graber, J. In a suit claiming infringement of both...more
7/8/2016
/ B&B Hardware v Hargis Industries ,
Burning Man ,
Collateral Estoppel ,
Copyright Infringement ,
Copyright Litigation ,
De Minimus Quantity Exemption ,
Fee-Shifting ,
Injunctive Relief ,
Judgment As A Matter Of Law ,
Noninfringement ,
Popular ,
Sound Recording Copyrights ,
Summary Judgment ,
The Copyright Act ,
Trademark Infringement ,
Trademark Litigation ,
Trademark Trial and Appeal Board ,
Visual Artists Rights Act (VARA)
Summaries of Recent Precedential and Informative Appellate Opinions -
Trademark Opinions -
Owners of Foreign Marks May Sue Under Lanham Act Without Using Marks in the US: Belmora LLC v. Bayer Consumer Care AG,...more
4/5/2016
/ Amazon ,
Athletes ,
Bayer ,
Canada ,
Copyright Infringement ,
Copyright Litigation ,
Country of Origin ,
DC Comics ,
Dilution ,
Forum Non Conveniens ,
Lanham Act ,
Likelihood of Confusion ,
NFL ,
Petition for Writ of Certiorari ,
Popular ,
Right of Publicity ,
SCOTUS ,
Sex Trafficking ,
Tariff Act of 1930 ,
Trademark Infringement ,
Trademark Litigation ,
Trademark Trial and Appeal Board
In Belmora LLC v. Bayer Consumer Care AG,1 the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit is faced with novel issues about the reach of the Lanham Act. The case arose from Bayer’s filing of a petition to cancel Belmora’s...more
1/6/2016
/ Bayer ,
Lanham Act ,
Lexmark v Static Control Components ,
Mexico ,
Popular ,
SCOTUS ,
Standing ,
Trademark Cancellation ,
Trademark Litigation ,
Trademark Trial and Appeal Board ,
Young Lawyers
On March 24, the US Supreme Court issued a decision that is likely to raise the stakes of proceedings before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB). In B&B Hardware, Inc.v. Hargis Industries, Inc., No. 13-352 (March 24,...more