Jason D. Jones and Karen Lim contributed the United States chapter to the 11th edition of the International Comparative Legal Guide for Trademarks. The 2022 guide provides practical cross-border insights into trademark law.More
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11 Fross Zelnick Attorneys Shine as Managing Intellectual Property IP STARS in 2022
Fross Zelnick is pleased to announce that Managing Intellectual Property has recognized 11 attorneys in their annual list of IP STARS, the leading resource for companies or individuals looking for experienced legal practitioners for contentious and non-contentious IP advice. Fross Zelnick partners are ranked alongside the top senior practitioners in New York and the United States.More
Nadine H. Jacobson speaks to Managing Intellectual Property regarding the differences in navigating trademark offices in the US and EU
Managing Intellectual Property recently quoted Nadine H. Jacobson about how counsel manage trademark procedures across the globe. The difference in requirements for use and description and cancellation proceedings in the EU and US can call for a multi-strategy approach, since both agency’s policies have their pros and cons.More
Fross Zelnick Client Super Duper, Inc. Awarded $3.25 Million in Damages in Online Copyright and Trademark Infringement Action
Fross Zelnick lawyers obtained a significant recovery in a copyright and trademark infringement action in federal court on behalf of educational publisher Super Duper. (Super Duper, Inc. v. PresenceLearning, Inc., 1:20-cv-10783)
On April 25, 2022, the U.S.More
Fross Zelnick Strikes “Gold” in World Trademark Review’s 2022 WTR 1000; 18 Lawyers Recognized
Fross Zelnick is once again on top of World Trademark Review’s WTR 1000, “a unique guide that identifies the top trademark professionals in key jurisdictions around the globe.” FZLZ was awarded “Gold” rankings in both the Prosecution and Strategy as well as the Enforcement and Litigation categories.More
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Jason D. Jones and Karen Lim Contribute to the 2022 International Comparative Legal Guide – Trademarks
Jason D. Jones and Karen Lim contributed the United States chapter to the 11th edition of the International Comparative Legal Guide for Trademarks. The 2022 guide provides practical cross-border insights into trademark law.More
Nadine H. Jacobson speaks to Managing Intellectual Property regarding the differences in navigating trademark offices in the US and EU
Managing Intellectual Property recently quoted Nadine H. Jacobson about how counsel manage trademark procedures across the globe. The difference in requirements for use and description and cancellation proceedings in the EU and US can call for a multi-strategy approach, since both agency’s policies have their pros and cons.More
Craig S. Mende speaks to Managing IP about the US’s new copyright small claims forum
In December 2020, the Copyright Alternative in Small-Claims Enforcement Act (“CASE Act”) was passed. The law introduces the newly-established Copyright Claims Board (“CCB”) – the first copyright small-claims tribunal in the United States, which will hear copyright cases with actual damages of under $30,000.More
Ninth Circuit affirms dismissal of copyright suit against Katy Perry’s “Dark Horse.”
Christian hip-hop artists Marcus Gray (“Flame”), Emanuel Lambert, and Chike Ojukwu, composers of the song “Joyful Noise,” sued Katy Perry and others, claiming her hit song, “Dark Horse,” copied the ostinato – a short musical phrase consisting of eight notes – in plaintiffs’ song.
After a trial,More
IN MEMORIAM
Ronald J. Lehrman
1932 – 2022
With profound sadness, we announce the passing of our founding partner, Ron Lehrman, who died on February 9, 2022 after a brief illness unrelated to the pandemic. More
Events
What an IP Lawyer Needs to Know about the Colorful World of NFTs
On June 23, 2021 in FZ’s first Happy Hour CLE, Richard Lehv, Robin Warren, and Michael Antonucci discussed the IP issues that are implicated by this new technology. More
Nadine Jacobson Featured Speaker on Strafford Panel
Nadine H. Jacobson was a featured speaker at Strafford’s live video webinar, “Protecting Trademarks Abroad: Madrid System vs. National Filing Directly in Foreign Jurisdiction” on Tuesday, July 20, 2021.More
Laura Popp-Rosenberg & Todd Martin Discuss Online Threats in CLE
As part of Fross Zelnick’s quarterly CLE series, Laura Popp-Rosenberg and Todd Martin conducted a CLE entitled Online Threats: Strategies to Identify, Report, and Prevent Infringing Content and Phishing, in which they discussed how bad actors frequently appropriate intellectual property,More
Allison Strickland Ricketts Discusses Registration Refusals in Live Webinar
Allison Strickland Ricketts participated in a live Strafford webinar “Refusal of Trademark Registration.” The webinar focused on refusals NOT based on likelihood of confusion or descriptiveness, but will include matters involving suspensions, specimens, domicile addresses, post-registration audits, and disclaimers. More
James Weinberger Moderates INTA Panel
At the INTA Annual Meeting & Leadership Meeting, James Weinberger moderated the panel entitled Brand Authenticity: Reacting to Social Movements Quickly and Appropriately. The panel discussed issues related to the intersection of trademark practice and social movements and the unique challenge lawyers face in advising their clients.More