Kimberly B. Herman
Sullivan & Worcester LLP
Articles
The CASE Act Promises Copyright Infringement Remedies for Content Creators: But Will It Deliver?
USA - February 10 2021 On December 27, 2020, Congress passed the CASE Act, which provides a "small claims" procedure, administered by the U.S. Copyright Office, for…
U.S. Trademark Fees to Increase Effective January 2, 2021
USA - December 2 2020 The United States Patent and Trademark Office ("USPTO") has announced increases and adjustments of certain trademark and Trademark Trial and Appeal…
Supreme Court Rules Willfulness Not Required for Profits Awards in Trademark Infringement Cases
USA - April 28 2020 On April 23, 2020, in Romag Fasteners, Inc. v. Fossil Group, Inc., the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that a trademark owner need not prove willful…
USPTO Extends Certain Trademark and Patent Filing Deadlines in Response to COVID-19 Pandemic
USA - April 2 2020 In accordance with the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act ("CARES Act"), the United States Patent and Trademark Office ("USPTO") has…
Mission Accomplished … First Circuit Bankruptcy Appellate Panel Acknowledges Post-Rejection Rights of Licensee of Trademarks
USA - January 18 2017 The Bankruptcy Appellate Panel (“BAP”) for the First Circuit recently upheld a licensee’s rights to use a debtor’s trademarks and logo after a…
