December 6 2017
On December 6, 2107, Judge Louis Stanton dismissed Randy Brown’s copyright law suit against Time Warner, Turner Broadcasting, Cartoon Network and…
November 9 2018
The Satanic Temple sued Netflix for using a computer-generated image of Baphomet in the Chilling Adventures of Sabrina that was apparently copied…
June 18 2020
Anyone with an internet connection and a printer can download and print any U.S. patent from the USPTO, Google Patents, or other sources. When it…
October 7 2019
Nike recently sued Skechers for infringement of twelve of Nike’s design patents. The Complaint convincingly establishes the similarity of the…
September 7 2017
“Dance like no one is watching; email like it’s being read aloud at your deposition” This sentiment was passed along this morning by a colleague. It…
December 11 2020
Without a change in the law, a patent cannot be extended beyond the term for which it issued. The only way to extend protection is to invent and…
November 5 2020
Harness Dickey, one of the nation’s largest and most respected intellectual property law firms, has been named to the 2021 “Best Law Firms” list for…
November 4 2020
15 USC 1115(b)(4) provides that the use of a registered term is not trademark infringement if it is used “otherwise than as a mark” (meaning it is…
October 9 2020
In a crowded market like the pet food market, it is important for companies to distinguish themselves from the competition. The following topics…
September 25 2020
In Apple Inc. v. VOIP-PAL.com, Inc., [2018-1456, 2018-1457] (September 25, 2020), the Federal Circuit affirmed the PTAB’s determination that claims…