Richard Z. Lehv spoke at the Alt Legal Connect 2023 online summit on Monday, February 6th, 2023. Richard presented a session called “Nothing Compares to Using Others’ Brands?: Limitations of Comparative Advertising”, which talked about the risks of trademark infringement claims as well as:More
David A. Donahue Speaks to Managing IP and Law360 Regarding SCOTUS’s Review of Dog Toy Dispute
David A. Donahue spoke to both Managing IP and Law360 regarding the Supreme Court’s decision to review a Ninth Circuit decision in favor of a company that sells a dog toy that resembles a Jack Daniel’s whiskey bottle. Jack Daniel’s Properties,More
Nadine H. Jacobson Speaks to Bloomberg Law on the Scope of the Lanham Act’s Global Reach
Partner Nadine H. Jacobson is quoted in Bloomberg Law regarding SCOTUS’s decision to review a recent ruling in the Tenth Circuit in which the award was almost entirely derived from foreign trademark infringement profits. The high court is expected to overturn the decision and to clarify that the Lanham Act’s reach is designed to be domestic.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
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
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 holding that copyright owners must wait for the U.S.More