Bristows | United Kingdom | 1 Oct 2021
Mr Justice Meade handed down his hotly awaited judgment in Trial F of the Optis v Apple saga this week. It canvases a plethora of interesting…
Bereskin & Parr LLP | Canada | 17 Sep 2021
The Federal Court of Appeal (FCA) has re-opened the door for copyright owners to seek remedies against a class of defendants for their direct…
Torkin Manes LLP | Canada | 25 Nov 2019
When Courts interpret statutes, they consider the "ordinary meaning" of the words used in the legislation. "Ordinary meaning" refers to the reader's…
Pearl Cohen Zedek Latzer Baratz | USA | 15 Apr 2019
At the urging of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, the Federal Circuit has made precedential its January ruling in In re: Siny Corp., case number…
Rothwell, Figg, Ernst & Manbeck, PC | USA | 20 Mar 2019
Last week, the first Precedential Opinion Panel (“POP”) entered a decision examining the scope of joinder available under 35 U.S.C. § 315(c)…
Saikrishna & Associates | India | 18 Mar 2019
The Copyright Act specifically addresses authors' special rights, which comprise the right to claim authorship of a work and the right to prevent any distortion, modification or mutilation of a work which would be prejudicial to the author's reputation. While jurisprudence on moral rights is still relatively limited, a few foundational cases are emblematic of India's approach and the......
Crowell & Moring LLP | USA | 12 Mar 2019
A recent decision by a California appellate court may increase the frustration level for retailers trying to implement effective flexible work…
Jones Day | USA | 27 Feb 2019
On February 19, the Supreme Court heard oral argument in Return Mail, Inc. v. United States Postal Service, No. 17-1594 (U.S.). This case raises an…
White & Case | USA | 13 Feb 2019
On January 25, 2019, the Supreme Court of Illinois held in Rosenbach v. Six Flags Entertainment Corp. that an "aggrieved" person entitled to seek…
Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP | USA | 13 Feb 2019
"When licensing trademark rights, you need to think about a host of issues at the outset including the impact of a licensor declaring bankruptcy."…