Intellectual Property Law Blog
Posted on May 23, 2013 By Grimes LLC
MEDIA ADVISORY May 22, 2013 For more information, contact: Eileen Harrison 203-849-8300 Ext. 231 harrison@gandb.com INTERNATIONALLY RENOWNED INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW FIRM ANNOUNCES THE OPENING OF A ...
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Posted on May 8, 2013 By Michael R. Patrick
A panel of three judges of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit has issued an opinion reversing a lower court's ruling that artist Robert Prince's artwork infringed photographer ...
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Posted on May 6, 2013 By Charles W. Grimes & Jessica S. Rutherford
Topics to be covered include key legal issues that impact licensing, from licensing agreements and copyright laws to agent agreements and intellectual property basics. This program is part of ...
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Posted on Apr 17, 2013 By Russell D. Dize
Every year in March, more than sixty U.S. college basketball teams are selected to play in the NCAA Tournament, the championship of college basketball. For approximately three weeks, teams battle each ...
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Posted on Apr 9, 2013 By Russell D. Dize
As reported by NBC News, Google, Inc. ("Google") recently objected to the inclusion of the term "ungoogleable" on a list of new words published by the Swedish Language Council. ...
Continue reading ""To Google" Or Not "To Google": The Battle Against Generic Trademark Usage" »
Posted on Apr 8, 2013 By Michael R. Patrick
In March, Judge Denise Cote of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York granted summary judgment in favor of the Associated Press holding Meltwater liable for copyright ...
Continue reading "The Associated Press Prevails In Copyright Infringement Lawsuit Against International News Monitoring Service" »
Posted on Mar 28, 2013 By Michael R. Patrick
The March/April 2013 edition of the American Bar Association's (ABA) "GPSolo" Magazine features an article by Grimes & Battersby Partner Michael Patrick on practicing intellectual ...
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Posted on Mar 19, 2013 By Russel D. Dize
In a recent decision issued by the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board ("TTAB" or "Board"), drug manufacturer Pohl-Boskamp GmbH & Co. ("Applicant") was rebuffed in its ...
Continue reading "Nontraditional Trademarks: Can Flavors And Scents Be Protected?" »
Posted on Mar 19, 2013 By Michael R. Patrick
A three judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled (again) last week that video-sharing website Veoh Networks, Inc. ("Veoh") is not liable for copyright ...
Continue reading "Ninth Circuit Court Of Appeals (AGAIN) Finds Video-Sharing Website Not Liable For Copyright Infringement Under DMCA's Safe Harbor Provision" »
Posted on Mar 15, 2013 By Michael R. Patrick
On Wednesday (March 13) a federal jury in the Southern District of New York awarded the owners of the intellectual property rights of inventor Seijiro Tomita, Tomita Technologies USA, LLC and Tomita ...
Continue reading "Jury Awards Inventor $30.2 Million In Patent Infringement Dispute With Nintendo" »
Posted on Mar 8, 2013 By Russell D. Dize
As reported by The Wall Street Journal, Macy's is embroiled in litigation with Martha Stewart Omnimedia, Inc. ("Stewart") and J.C. Penney's ("Penney's") regarding the ...
Continue reading "Macy's Battles Over Right To Sell Martha Stewart Branded Merchandise" »
Posted on Mar 8, 2013 By Michael R. Patrick
We have blogged extensively about anti-counterfeiting strategies both inside and outside of court. In January, a three-judge panel of the Second Circuit Court of Appeals issued a summary order that ...
Continue reading "Another Win In The War Against Counterfeiters: Second Circuit Upholds Finding Of Willful Infringement Against Counterfeiter" »
Posted on Mar 4, 2013 By Russell D. Dize
As reported by Crain's New York Business, a recent seminar at Fordham University's Fashion Law Institute for New York Fashion Week focused on the infringement of fashion brands and logos and ...
Continue reading "What Is The Appropriate Level Of Trademark Enforcement?" »
Posted on Feb 28, 2013 By Michael R. Patrick
U.S. Representatives Peter DeFazio (D-OR) and Jason Chaffetz (R-UT) have introduced a bill aimed at curbing costly lawsuits by so-called "patent trolls" (sometimes more politely called ...
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Posted on Feb 24, 2013 By Jessica S. Rutherford
In an October 2012 blog post here, we discussed seemingly conflicting decisions in two cases involving efforts to terminate copyright grants in the Superman property. As reported in The New York ...
Continue reading "Update On "Superman" Cases: Copyright Grant To Warner Bros. Not Subject To Termination" »
Posted on Feb 22, 2013 By Russell D. Dize
As reported by Fox News, Ron Paul ("Paul") has filed a Complaint with the World Intellectual Property Organization seeking transfer of the domain names RonPaul.com and RonPaul.org. Paul, a ...
Continue reading "Former U.S. Congressman Files UDRP Complaint To Recover RONPAUL.COM and RONPAUL.ORG Domain Names" »
Posted on Feb 22, 2013 By Jessica S. Rutherford
The Gibson Guitar Corp. has been making exceptionally crafted guitars since 1894. One of its most popular electric models is the "Flying V," which was first introduced in 1958 and is ...
Continue reading "Gibson Guitar Corp. Sues Viacom Over Spongebob Squarepants "Flying V" Ukulele" »
Posted on Feb 21, 2013 By Michael R. Patrick
The New York Yankees Partnership, owner of the New York Yankees baseball club, has successfully opposed registration of the trademark BASEBALLS EVIL EMPIRE by Evil Enterprises, Inc., an entity that ...
Continue reading "The Evil Empire Strikes Back! The New York Yankees Embrace Evil Empire Trademark" »
Posted on Feb 13, 2013 By Michael R. Patrick
On September 22, 2011, at a time when the world's leading social-networking website boasted a reported 800 million users, Facebook announced a revolutionary new user interface, dubbed " ...
Continue reading "Is "Timeline" Descriptive? Facebook Set To Go To Trial In Trademark Infringement Action Over Its Use Of "Timeline"" »
Posted on Feb 12, 2013 By Russell D. Dize
As reported by ESPN.com, the National Football League ("NFL") recently announced that it had seized more than $13 million in counterfeit merchandise during the 2012 season through an ...
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Posted on Feb 8, 2013 By Jessica S. Rutherford
Kraft Foods, LLC has been selling cheese under the "Cracker Barrel" trademark since 1954. Meanwhile, Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc., founded in 1969, operates a national chain of 621 ...
Continue reading "Kraft Foods Sues Restaurant Chain Over Plan To Expand Use Of "Cracker Barrel" Trademark" »
Posted on Feb 1, 2013 By Michael R. Patrick
Last year, we wrote about an interesting trademark infringement lawsuit filed by Sony Computer Entertainment America LLC ("Sony") over the appearance of its former spokesperson, Jerry ...
Continue reading "Follow-Up: Sony Reaches Agreement With Former Spokesperson In Trademark Infringement Lawsuit" »
Posted on Jan 25, 2013 By Russell D. Dize
On February 3rd, the National Football League's championship game – the "Superbowl" – will be played in New Orleans, Louisiana. The game, between the San Francisco 49ers and ...
Continue reading "Does Might Make Right? NFL Takes Hardline Stance On "Harbowl" And "Harbaugh Bowl" Trademarks" »
Posted on Jan 25, 2013 By Michael R. Patrick
Earlier this month, East Carolina University (ECU) filed a lawsuit against Cisco Systems, Inc. claiming Cisco unlawfully and willfully used ECU's "TOMORROW STARTS HERE" trademark as the ...
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Posted on Jan 25, 2013 By Jessica S. Rutherford
When seeking to register a trademark, many people do not realize that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office actually maintains two separate trademark registers: the Principal Register and the ...
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