13Jul 2018

Practices: Copyrights, Digital Brands / Domain Names, Entertainment, Trademarks | Tags: Copyright, counterfeiting, Data Protection, Domain Names, EU GDPR, GDPR, infringement, Trademark, Trademarks, USPTO

LEADERS LEAGUE INTERVIEW WITH DENNIS PRAHL: LATEST IP CHALLENGES FACED BY BRANDOWNERS

Dennis Prahl, Ladas & Parry: “It is vital that brand owners create proactive registration policies and enforcement strategies.” 13-06-2018 Dennis Prahl is both a partner in the well-known intellectual property firm of Ladas &...

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11Apr 2018

Author: John Richards | Practices: Copyrights, Designs, Digital Brands / Domain Names, European Litigation, Licensing, Patents, Trade Secrets, Trademarks, U.S. Litigation | Tags: Acacia, Acacia v. Audi, Acacia v. Porsche, Alice, Alice v. CLS Bank, America Invents Act Secure Axcess LLC, America Invents Act Secure Axcess LLC v. PNC Bank, Amgen, Apple, Aqua Products Inc., Aqua Products Inc. v. Matal, Broadcom Corporation, CLS Bank, Comcast, Copyright, Diamond, Diamond v. Diehr, Diehr, EPO, Europe, European Union, Federal Circuit, First Quality Baby Products, Greene’s Energy Group LLC, Helsinn Healthcare S.A., Helsinn Healthcare S.A. v. Teva Pharmaceuticals USA Inc., Huawei, Huawei v. Samsung, Huawei v. ZTE, Impression, India, infringement, Jack Frederik Wullems, Kirstaeng, Kraft Foods, Lexmark, Licensing, Life Technologies, LLC, Matal, Mayo, Mayo v. Prometheus, Nintendo Co. Ltd v BigBen Interactive GmbH, NVIDIA Corporation, Oil States Energy Services LLC, Oil States Energy Services LLC v. Greene’s Energy Group LLC, Patent, Patent Litigation, Patents, PNC Bank, Promega, Prometheus, Samsung, Sandoz, SCA Hygiene Products, Star Athletica, Stichting Brein, Stichting Brein v. Jack Frederik Wullems, Supreme Court decisions, Tam, TC Heartland, TCL v. Ericsson, Teva Pharmaceuticals USA Inc., Thales Visionix, Trade Secrets, Trademark, Trademarks, TTAB, Two-Way Media Ltd., Two-Way Media Ltd. v. Comcast, U.K./E.U. Litigation, U.S. Litigation, U.S. Supreme Court, United Kingdom, United States, Unwired Planet International, Unwired Planet International v. Huawei, USPTO, v. Broadcom Corporation, Varsity Brands, Visual Memory, WI-FI One, Wiley, ZTE

IT’S 2018: THE IMPACT OF IP DECISIONS FROM 2017

2017 saw a bumper crop of Supreme Court decisions on intellectual property matters around the world including eight by the United States Supreme Court, two by the Canadian Supreme Court, and two by the United Kingdom Supreme Court. U.S. Supreme...

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09Jun 2017

Authors: Lanning G. Bryer, Danielle Weitzman | Practices: Copyrights, Entertainment, U.S. Litigation | Tags: Copyright, infringement, U.S. Litigation

Resistance is Futile: Axanar Productions settles with CBS and Paramount to end copyright infringement suit over fan film

Axanar will finally beam down to YouTube after CBS and Paramount Pictures (“Paramount”) reached a settlement with Axanar Productions to end all ongoing litigation regarding the Star Trek fan film. After the success of their 21-minute fan film...

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15May 2017

Author: Kevin Thompson | Practices: Copyrights, Designs, Trademarks, U.S. Litigation | Tags: Copyright, distinctiveness, Supplemental Register, Supreme Court decisions, Trademark, Trademarks, U.S. Supreme Court

A Multi-Layered Approach to Packaging Protection

The way in which a product looks or how it is packaged and sold can often be a driving force in the consumer’s purchasing decision. Yet, the intellectual property rights available for product designs and packaging are anything but straightforward...

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22Mar 2017

Author: John Richards | Practices: Copyrights | Tags: Copyright, separability doctrine

Copyright protection available to surface ornamentation of cheerleader’s uniforms: Star Athletica v Varsity Brands

On March 22, 2017, the United States Supreme Court in the case of Star Athletica LLC v Varsity Brands LLC affirmed a decision of the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals that copyright protection could exist in surface ornamentation of cheerleader’s...

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21Mar 2017

Author: John Richards | Practices: Patents, U.S. Litigation | Tags: Copyright, damages, infringement, laches, Patent, Patent Litigation, Supreme Court decisions, U.S. Supreme Court, United States

Laches not available to defeat patent infringement damages claim: SCA Hygiene Products v First Quality Baby Products

In a 7-1 decision on March 21, 2017, in the case of SCA Hygiene Products AB v. First Quality Baby Products LLC, the United States Supreme Court reversed an en banc decision of the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and held that the equitable...

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