For the third year in a row, Fross Zelnick is named one of the Best Law Firms for Female Attorneys by Law360. This year, we rank third among law firms our size. On the list of Best Law Firms forMore
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Partners Add Insights on Panels at INTA’s 2019 Annual Meeting
At the 141st Annual Meeting of the International Trademark Association (INTA) in Boston, partner Nadine Jacobson participated on a panel entitled Brexit: The Implications for Trademarks in the United Kingdom and the European Union and partner David Donahue participated onMore
Nadine Jacobson Speaks at Women, Diversity & Change Summit
At the New York summit on Women, Diversity & Change, Nadine Jacobson shared her insights on how women in the law can help to ensure that they are fairly compensated.
Karen Lim and Jason Jones Write About the Importance of Use in U.S. Trademark Law
Karen Lim and Jason Jones’s article “Use It or Lose It: Truer Than Ever in the U.S.A.” was published in the International Comparative Legal Guide to: Trade Marks 2019. The article discusses the centrality of use in U.S. trademark lawMore
Fross Zelnick Again Tops Chambers USA Rankings
Chambers and Partners again ranks Fross Zelnick in Band 1 for Intellectual Property: Trademark, Copyright & Trade Secrets in their USA – Nationwide and New York listings for 2019. In New York, Susan Upton Douglass was ranked in Band 3,More
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Canada: New Trademark Regime
The long-awaited new Canadian trademark regime came into force on June 17, 2019. In its final form, the most significant changes include the following: Registration classification of goods and services based on the Nice Classification; a per-class fee structure ($330More
Supreme Court: Copyright Registration Prerequisite to Civil Infringement Action
Fourth Estate Public Benefit Corporation v. Wall-Street.Com, LLC, No. 17-571, 586 U.S. ____ (2019) In its unanimous March 4, 2019 opinion, the United States Supreme Court affirmed the judgment of the Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit in holdingMore
Supreme Court: Meaning of “Full Costs” in Section 505 of the Copyright Act Clarified
Rimini Street, Inc. v. Oracle USA, Inc., 139 S.Ct. 873 (2019) Section 505 of the Copyright Act permits a court to award “full costs.” The general federal statute governing awards of costs specifies six categories of litigation expenses that qualifyMore
Supreme Court: Bankrupt Trademark Licensor Cannot Terminate Trademark License
Eastern District of Texas: Unregistered Trade Dress for Wedding Venue Likely to Prevail in Infringement Action
Sparrow Barns & Events LLC v. The Ruth Farm Inc., No. 4:19-CV-00067 (E.D. Tex. Apr. 10, 2019) A district court in Texas recently granted a preliminary injunction in a case involving unregistered trade dress rights for a popular wedding venue. More