Reading Time: 2 minutesI want to encourage all who are able to attend an day-long program in Chicago next Friday June 8 sponsored by the ABA Litigation Section, IP Litigation Committee entitled Hot…Continue reading Coming Up: Hot Topics In Intellectual Property Litigation, 2nd Annual IP Litigation CLE Program
American Conference Institute Advanced IP Forum and Workshop
Reading Time: < 1 minute The Advanced IP Forum for Advertising Counsel will take place in NY from April 27-29. The program offers an impressive list of speakers from the content and media industries….Continue reading American Conference Institute Advanced IP Forum and Workshop
A Conversation with Lisa Martens About How Brand Owners Can Combat Counterfeiting
Reading Time: 6 minutesCounterfeits cost brand owners billions of dollars every year. How can brand owners combat this problem? What are the best strategies they can employ and will they work? I am…Continue reading A Conversation with Lisa Martens About How Brand Owners Can Combat Counterfeiting
Express v. Forever 21: Ouch! Court Awards Defendants More than $700,000 in Attorneys Fees and Costs for a Successful Defense of Copyright and Trademark Infringement Claims
Reading Time: 4 minutes My earlier post on this case ended with the question whether the successful defendants would seek attorneys’ fees. The answer is a resounding yes. Judge Wright in the Central…Continue reading Express v. Forever 21: Ouch! Court Awards Defendants More than $700,000 in Attorneys Fees and Costs for a Successful Defense of Copyright and Trademark Infringement Claims
Express v. Forever 21: How Much Creativity Does Copyright Require? “A Little Dab Will Do”
Reading Time: 4 minutesHow much creativity does copyright require? Thankfully for copyright creators, not much. A dash will do. But in the rare case when that dash is absent, the owner of the…Continue reading Express v. Forever 21: How Much Creativity Does Copyright Require? “A Little Dab Will Do”
Can You Win Even When You Lose? Lorillard Shows How in a Trademark Case
Reading Time: 2 minutesA recent Tenth Circuit decision in a trademark case demonstrates that it is possible to win even when nothing goes right. In this case, Lorillard Tobacco Co. v. Engida , plaintiff…Continue reading Can You Win Even When You Lose? Lorillard Shows How in a Trademark Case
How to Protect Your Copyrighted and Trademarked Works in an Internet Age
Reading Time: < 1 minute Sponsored by Hudson Valley Bank and CUNY Law School on October 23, 2008 and presented by Andrew Berger and Donald Prutzman. Andrew outlined copyright basics; and Donald explained trademark…Continue reading How to Protect Your Copyrighted and Trademarked Works in an Internet Age