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REMEMBERING TWO OF THE SPOOKIEST HALLOWEEN COPYRIGHT CASES
With Halloween 2020 approaching, we thought it was important to remember two of the spookiest of intellectual property cases, in particular, those copyright cases addressing issues with well-known horror movies. GALLAGHER v. LIONS GATE...
Read ArticleReturn Mail Inc. v. United States Postal Service
On June 20, 2019, the United States Supreme Court held that government entities could not be considered “persons” entitled to challenge patents owned by others before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board...
Read ArticleTHE MUSIC MODERNIZATION ACT: A PRIMER FOR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS
On October 11, 2018, the Music Modernization Act (MMA) was signed into law resulting in one of the most significant legislative changes to the copyright law in the United States in the last 50 years. The bipartisan legislation, which was written by...
Read ArticleLEADERS 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 &...
Read ArticleSCOTUS GRANTS THE LOSS OF OVERSEAS PROFITS TO BE INCLUDED IN DAMAGES IN WESTERN GECO LLC V. ION GEOPHYSICAL CORPORATION
On June 22, 2018 in WesternGeco LLC v. Ion Geophysical Corporation, the Supreme Court held in a 7 – 2 decision written by Thomas J with Gorsuch and Breyer JJ dissenting that the loss of foreign profits resulting from the infringing export from the...
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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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