Joseph P. Grasser
Squire Patton Boggs
Articles
CBD: Sometimes It Can Be Legal but Still “Unlawful”
USA - July 27 2020 In the Agricultural Act of 2014 (“2014 Farm Bill”), Congress exempted “industrial hemp” from the Controlled Substances Act (“CSA”) in certain narrow…
Respirator Mask Price Gouging and Trademark Infringement? Not on 3M’s Watch
USA - April 17 2020 On April 10, 2020, 3M Co. sued an unauthorized vendor for attempting to sell an NYC agency $45 million worth of 3M-brand respirator masks at 500% of…
Copyright Defenses When a Copyright Infringement Claim Gets Under Your Skin
USA - April 6 2020 On March 26, a federal district court in New York held that the publishers of the popular NBA 2K videogame did not infringe on plaintiff’s tattoo…
Stop Trying to Trademark COVID and CORONAVIRUS
Global, USA - March 25 2020 While the world deals with the growing global pandemic caused by the novel Corona Virus, SARS-CoV-2, and the COVID-19 disease that it causes, some out…
Christian Louboutin’s Red Sole - Is it Solely a Shape Mark?
European Union, USA - July 5 2017 On June 22, an advocate general at the Court of Justice of the European Union (“CJEU”) issued an opinion indicating that Christian Louboutin S.A.’s…
