The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals explained the difference between descriptive, but enforceable, registered marks and generic non-enforceable marks in…
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The Supreme Court, in Petrella v. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Inc., 134 S. Ct. 1962 (2014), (available here), held that the defense of…
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In Michael Kienitz v. Sconnie Nation LLC and Underground Printing-Wisconsin, LLC, 766 F.3d 756 (7th Cir. 2014) (pdf available here),…
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In Fifty-Six Hope Road Music, Ltd. et al. v. A.V.E.L.A., Inc. et al., Case No. 12-17502, Feb. 20, 2015 (9th…
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As of July 1, 2019, Florida’s Sexual Cyberharrassment Act, Fla. Stat. 784.049, sometimes called Florida’s revenge porn law, establishes both…
The Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit held that two nonprofit organizations that endorse political candidates in New Orleans,…
The Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit held that when patent owner in February and March 2003, performed furnace…
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DC Court of Appeals find Section 230 CDA Immunity From Algorithm Use by Service Providers The Court of Appeals…
U.S. Supreme Court Clarifies Scope of Who Can Bring an IPR The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that because portions…
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ADA Website Compliance Cases Create Additional Guidance Two cases from the U.S. District Court of the Southern District of New…