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When Everything Old is Not New Again: Advertising “buyback” Topps baseball...
The Topps Company (“Topps”) is suing fellow baseball trading card manufacturer Leaf Trading Cards (“Leaf”) for copyright and trademark infringement in a lawsuit recently filed in federal court (The...
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Art Imitating Life Can be Costly: NCAA Sued for Unlicensed Use of Likeness
Former NBA legend Bill Russell has recently brought a suit against the National Collegiate Athletic Association (“NCAA”) (Russell v. NAT’L Coll. Athletic Ass’n., 11-04938, U.S. District Court, Northern...
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From the "What the...?" File: European Copyright – The Write Stuff?
Welcome one and all to something that will undoubtedly change both history and the world as we know it: the first installment of what will hopefully be a regular publication which we have decided to...
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A Modern-Day SOPA Opera: SOPA, OPEN, PIPA, oh my!
Listen up, all you internet users (which is basically everybody but my mother, who still views the Internet as the work of the devil, and will quote from the book of Revelation in support of her...
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Nike Seeks to Unravel Reebok’s Tebow-Jets Jersey Sales
The smooth transition of NFL jersey production responsibilities from Reebok to Nike hit a snag this week with the filing of a lawsuit by Nike against its rival. Nike filed suit in federal court against...
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Top Ten Reasons to Attend the Business Litigation and IP Conference in NYC
Tell Us Why You’re Attending! #10: You can learn the latest trends in IP and business litigation. #9: CLE credit. #8: It’s a great opportunity to network with in-house counsel & more. #7: Cool...
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Trade Secrets and How to Keep Them That Way
This article from Corporate Counsel provides great advice on how to protect your trade secrets while collaborating with third-parties. As the article notes, you should consider:•Using a non-disclosure...
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Apple, Samsung and Possible Sanctions
Apple recently asked a judge hearing a patent infringement case to sanction attorneys for Samsung after those attorneys issued a press release with a link to documents that had been ruled inadmissible....
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Trademark Licensors As "Apparent Manufacturers" In Product Liability Cases
Although by no means a “hell hole” jurisdiction, it is difficult for a peripheral asbestos defendant to obtain summary judgment in Bridgeport Superior Court in Connecticut. Once summary judgment is...
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Let the (Hoster and Poster) Beware
People love to complain, especially online. There are plenty of places to share feelings about that awful restaurant food, dirty hotel bed sheets, or maybe that lost luggage and lousy airline service....
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Speaking of . . . Copyrights | Did Avatar Rip Off Bats and Butterflies?...
Misunderstood heroes. Space travel. Alien worlds. Humanoids. Greed. Imperialism. Violence. Exploitation. Intercultural war. Redemption. And Copyright Infringement?Everyone’s seen the movie Avatar. How...
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Speaking of . . . Insurance Coverage | Is There Coverage for Alleged...
We previously discussed the troubling issues of: a)whether your company’s insurance policy(ies) actually provides coverage for claims of IP infringement, and b)which of your policies is the one(s) you...
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Macy’s / J.C. Penney Martha Stewart Lawsuit is Not a Good Thing
On February 20, 2013, department stores J.C. Penney Inc. and Macy’s Inc. faced off in a new arena – a New YorkState courtroom. The two retailers are going to trial over Martha Stewart. Macy’s suit...
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Supreme Court Rules That Genes Are Not Patentable Subject Matter
Today, the United States Supreme Court unanimously ruled in Association forMolecular Pathology v. Myriad Genetics, Inc., No. 12-398, that a naturally-occurring DNA segment (or gene) is not patent...
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Survey of Proposed Patent Lawsuit Reform Bills in Congress (Part 3)
In a growing response to concerns about patent “trolls” and the tactics they use in litigation, the President and Congress are calling for changes in the patent laws to assist the targets of these...
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