USA – U.S. Supreme Court: Successful trademark infringement plaintiff cannot recover profits from a non-party affiliate of the defendant.
Dewberry Group, Inc. v. Dewberry Engineers Inc., No. 23-900, February 26, 2025.
Dewberry Engineers owns a registration for DEWBERRY for real estate services.More
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is raising fees for many routine trademark filings as of January 18, 2025, and is simultaneously adopting a new filing platform and fee structure for new applications seeking registration under Sections 1 and 44 of the Lanham Act.More
Fross Zelnick is proud to announce that the firm is once again on top of Best Law Firms® national and regional lists for trademark and copyright law in 2025.
National Tier 1:
Metropolitan Tier 1 (New York City):More
Attorney Craig S. Mende is recognized by Best Lawyers® as the 2025 “Lawyer of the Year” for Copyright Law in New York. Only a single lawyer in each practice area and designated metropolitan area is honored as the “Lawyer of the Year,” making this accolade particularly significant.More
Chambers and Partners has once again awarded Fross Zelnick top recognition in its 2024 USA Guide. We earned Band 1 for our practice in Intellectual Property: Trademark, Copyright & Trade Secrets in New York, and Band 1 for our Nationwide practice in the same category.More
On May 9, the Supreme Court held, in a 6-3 decision authored by Justice Kagan, that a copyright infringement plaintiff may recover damages that occurred far more than three years before a lawsuit’s filing.
The Copyright Act provides a three-year statute of limitations from the date the infringement “accrued.” Under the so-called “discovery rule,” a claim accrues when “the plaintiff discovers,More
Fross Zelnick continues to lead the industry, earning top positions for trademark excellence both in New York and nationally in the 2024 edition of IP Stars.
United States – National
Trademark Disputes – Tier 1
Trademark Prosecution – Tier 1
New York
Trademark Disputes – Highly Recommended
Trademark Prosecution – Highly Recommended
We thank Managing IP for this recognition.More
The Brand Safety Alliance has launched GlobalBlock, a domain blocking service, providing brand owners the opportunity to block their marks from being illegitimately registered with 500+ gTLD and ccTLD domain extensions in a single transaction. For $4,700 per year, a GlobalBlock registration will cover a single exact match ‘string’ (i.e.,More
Fross Zelnick partner James D. Weinberger recently moderated the panel “Blurred Lines – Five Years Down the Line” for the New York chapter of The Copyright Society. This engaging conversation delved into the aftermath of the Ninth Circuit’s landmark 2018 decision in Williams v.More
Fross Zelnick is proud to announce that the firm is once again on top of Best Law Firms® national and regional lists for trademark and copyright law in 2024.
National Tier 1:
Regional Tier 1 (New York City):More