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Copyright (and patent) misuse - it's narrower than you think

  • Fox Rothschild LLP
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  • USA
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  • December 9 2011

The copyright misuse doctrine does not prohibit a copyright owner from requiring that licensees use the copyrighted work only on it own products

No presumption of irreparable harm in false advertising cases either

  • Fox Rothschild LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • December 5 2011

Irreparable injury cannot be presumed in Lanham Act false advertising cases

The case for software versions, registrations and record-keeping

  • Fox Rothschild LLP
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  • USA
  • -
  • November 11 2011

A recent case from the First Circuit underlines the utility, from a copyright perspective, of delineating versions of software, registering each version, and keeping copies

You can't copyright a bowl of food

  • Fox Rothschild LLP
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  • USA
  • -
  • September 16 2011

You can’t copyright a bowl of food; and you can’t copyright a garden

Better copyright registrations required in the information age

  • Fox Rothschild LLP
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  • USA
  • -
  • August 4 2011

Copyright owners may now be filing more copyright applications because district courts in New York, Arizona and Alaska have ruled that registration of a compilation does not suffice to register the individual works included in the compilation unless the individual works and authors are specifically identified on the application

Why fashion isn't copyrightable

  • Fox Rothschild LLP
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  • USA
  • -
  • July 25 2011

As debate continues about whether to extend copyright protection to clothing design, the recent decision in Jovani Fashion v. Cinderella Devine explains why clothing has been denied copyright protection, although fabric design has been protected

Copyright ideaexpression: toward a brighter line?

  • Fox Rothschild LLP
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  • USA
  • -
  • July 20 2011

A recent decision from the District of Connecticut in Scholz Design v. Sard Custom Homes holds that for architect to sue successfully for infringement of his drawing, the copied drawing must convey sufficient information to allow construction of the building depicted

Copyright - damages better, injunctions worse

  • Fox Rothschild LLP
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  • USA
  • -
  • July 13 2011

Copyright litigants would be wise to focus early on available infringement remedies in light of recent decisions

A good music copyright resource

  • Fox Rothschild LLP
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  • USA
  • -
  • March 4 2011

If you are interested in music copyright, check out UCLA Law's Copyright Infringement Project website

Foreign company liable for U.S. infringement despite shipping F.O.B

  • Fox Rothschild LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • November 9 2010

For purposes of determining whether US copyright law applies to sales of infringing goods to Unites States customers, the method of shipping is irrelevant