Ira S. Sacks
Akerman LLP
Articles
Application or Registration? Eleventh Circuit Widens Circuit Split
USA - May 22 2017 The Eleventh Circuit has widened the circuit split on whether a copyright application or completed registration is required before filing a copyright...
The Third Circuit Goes Bananas
USA - August 14 2019 In Silvertop Associates, Inc. v. Kangaroo Manufacturing, Inc., the Third Circuit applied the two-part test set forth in the Supreme Court’s decision...
The Joint is Just a Music Joint, Not a Trademark
USA - March 10 2020 The Federal Circuit in In re JC Hospitality LLC recently affirmed the United States Patent and Trademark Office, Trademark Trial and Appeal Board’s...
FTC Acts Against Warner Bros.' YouTube Promotion Campaign
USA - July 22 2016 Last week, the FTC announced an agreement containing a consent order, subject to final approval, resolving its claims against Warner Bros. Home...
Queen Anne’s Revenge?
USA - September 10 2019 In June 2019, the United States Supreme Court granted certiorari in Allen v. Cooper, No. 18-877. The case presents a question “whether Congress...
