On November 10, 2016, The European Court of Justice in Simba Toys v. EUIPO and Seven Towns held that the EU trademark registration for the Rubik’s Cube as a 3-D mark was invalid on the ground of functionality.  It determined...

Ladas & Parry is proud to have co-sponsored a panel discussion hosted by The Cardozo Intellectual Property Program along with the Fashion Law Committee of the New York City Bar entitled, “Give Me a ©! Supreme Court Amici on the New...

The Supreme Court today granted the USPTO’s petition to review the decision of the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ruling that the USPTO’s refusal to register allegedly disparaging marks is a violation of the First Amendment...

Ladas attorney Michael Cornman successfully defended a Woodstock, New York based, not-for-profit radio station, Birds of a Feather Media Limited (BOAF), in a lawsuit brought by Chet-5 Broadcasting, L.P. alleging infringement and unfair competition...

Dennis Prahl’s article entitled, “The Zero Sum Game in the Cola Wars,”  cautions companies looking to market low or no-calorie soft drinks of the potential legal battles they could encounter should they decide to use the term ZERO in...

On June 16, 2016 Vimeo LLC heard the sweet sounds of victory as it won its appeal in a music copyright infringement case (Capitol Records LLC v. Vimeo LLC) filed in 2009, that centered on the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA).  Vimeo, a...