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Fifth Circuit flushes away pro se plaintiff’s claims against oil giants for intellectual property theft and infringement of a “giant plunger"

  • McDermott Will & Emery
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • April 30 2013

Addressing allegations by a pro se plaintiff that oil industry giants stole and infringed her various intellectual property rights related to a “giant

The Jackson reforms come into effect

  • McDermott Will & Emery
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • April 15 2013

The Jackson reforms, the result of a one-year review of costs in civil litigation by Lord Justice Jackson, were largely implemented on 1 April 2013

Abuse of IP rights under China's antitrust rules: recent cases have a potentially serious impact

  • McDermott Will & Emery
  • -
  • China
  • -
  • March 22 2013

Corporations doing business in China, based on their intellectual property (IP) rights, need to be aware of the potentially serious impact of China's

European Commission proposes changes to the rules applicable to technology licensing

  • McDermott Will & Emery
  • -
  • European Union
  • -
  • March 1 2013

On 20 February 2013, the European Commission launched a public consultation in relation to a draft proposal for a revised block exemption for

Intellectual property in the next technology revolution: how does the United States stack up?

  • McDermott Will & Emery
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • February 13 2013

The world is transitioning from a computer revolution to a technology revolution driven by nanotechnology and molecular manufacturing. Politicians

New EU Counterfeit Goods Regulation

  • McDermott Will & Emery
  • -
  • European Union
  • -
  • January 28 2013

On 24 January 2013, the Internal Market and Consumer Protection committee of the European Parliament endorsed a new Regulation 51292013EC setting

Crowdsourcing intellectual property

  • McDermott Will & Emery
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • November 28 2012

Crowdsourcing is essentially a form of mass outsourcing

A public icon: Marilyn Monroe estate loses appeal for publicity rights

  • McDermott Will & Emery
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • October 31 2012

Addressing the issue of judicial estoppel, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit affirmed that Marilyn Monroe’s estate is estopped from asserting the late actress’ rights of publicity under California law, finding that 40 years of judicial proceedings supported the late actress being domiciled in New York at the time of her death, a state which does not recognize posthumous publicity rights

For a product to be “derived from” another, it must copy novel aspects of the original product

  • McDermott Will & Emery
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • October 31 2012

Evaluating claims of a breach of a non-disclosure agreement, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit reversed a district court’s issuance of an injunction as to certain products, finding that violation of a non-disclosure agreement required appropriation of a novel aspect of the underlying technology

Chuck Yeager’s right of publicity suit will no longer fly in the Ninth Circuit

  • McDermott Will & Emery
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • October 31 2012

Addressing several claims stemming out of an allegedly unauthorized publication of signed memorabilia on a website, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court’s summary judgment ruling in favor of the defendants with respect to numerous claims, finding Chuck Yeager’s submitted declaration to be a sham