Fross Zelnick is pleased to announce that the firm has again been ranked nationally and regionally by U.S. News – Best Lawyers® in their 2023 “Best Law Firms” report. FZLZ tops the list of all law firms in the nation with a Tier 1 ranking for Copyright Law and Trademark Law.More
James D. Weinberger Quoted in Managing IP Regarding SCOTUS’s Involvement in Resolving Circuit Court Splits
Fross Zelnick partner James D. Weinberger speaks to Managing IP in their recent article on whether a July ruling in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit will affect where plaintiffs file copyright suits in the future. The ruling in Starz Entertainment v MGM Domestic Television determined that plaintiffs could recover damages for all infringements,More
10 Fross Zelnick Lawyers Named to 2023 Best Lawyers® List; John P. Margiotta Named the “Lawyer of the Year” for Trademark Law in New York
Fross Zelnick Lehrman & Zissu is pleased to announce that 10 of the firm’s lawyers are included in the 2023 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®. In addition, attorney John P. Margiotta is recognized by Best Lawyers® as the 2023 “Lawyer of the Year”More
Fross Zelnick again receives top-tier rankings in the 2022 edition of IP STARS
Fross Zelnick has again received top-tier rankings in the 2022 edition of IP STARS from Managing IP, the leading resource for companies or individuals looking for experienced legal practitioners of contentious and non-contentious IP advice. The firm ranked Tier 1 in the United States (National) for Copyright &More
Chambers and Partners Ranks Fross Zelnick Band 1 for Intellectual Property: Trademark, Copyright & Trade Secrets in 2022
On the heels of achieving Band 1 in Chambers and Partners Global – USA Guide 2022, Fross Zelnick is recognized yet again as Band 1 in the USA Guide for Intellectual Property: Trademark, Copyright & Trade Secrets in New York. This is the 13th year in a row Fross has topped More
Allison Strickland Ricketts recognized as one of Managing IP’s “Top 250 Women in IP” for 2022
Fross Zelnick congratulates Allison Strickland Ricketts for being named by Managing Intellectual Property as one of the “Top 250 Women in IP” for the seventh consecutive year. Managing IP’s “Top 250 Women in IP” is a special publication that recognizes some of the senior female IP practitioners in private practice who have performed exceptionally for their clients and firms in the past year.More
12 Fross Zelnick Attorneys Shine as Managing Intellectual Property IP STARS in 2022
Fross Zelnick is pleased to announce that Managing Intellectual Property has recognized 12 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
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
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.More