Harris Bricken | USA | 29 May 2022
The Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) establishes a process whereby copyright owners can notify online service providers such as Amazon about…
Gordon Feinblatt LLC | USA | 5 May 2022
A copyright in a creative work exists immediately upon creation. No registration is required. No copyright notice is required. Merely drawing…
Venable LLP | USA | 4 Apr 2022
Following multiple extensions of the notice and comment period for the establishment of the Copyright Claims Board (the Board) under the Copyright Alternative in Small-Claims Enforcement Act 2020, the Copyright Office has published its highly anticipated final rule for the initiation of proceedings before the Board. This article sets out a few key provisions that are demonstrative of the......
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP | USA | 18 Mar 2022
In late 2020, Congress passed the Copyright Alternative in Small-Claims Enforcement Act, which directed the U.S. Copyright Office to establish the…
Loeb & Loeb LLP | USA | 10 Mar 2022
Ninth Circuit affirms judgment as matter of law in favor of Katy Perry, finding that similarities between plaintiffs’ song “Joyful Noise” and Perry’s…
Lexology PRO | Asia-Pacific, Australia, China, etc. | 25 Feb 2022
The US confirms works created by an AI cannot be copyrighted, Nike sues StockX for trademark infringement following the sale of NFTs, and Taiwan amends its IP laws – plus other key updates.
Lexology PRO | European Union, Italy, Jamaica, etc. | 20 Jan 2022
The US announces measures to address improper trademark submissions, the UAE’s new trademark law enters into force, and Italy implements the EU Copyright directive – plus other key updates.
Loeb & Loeb LLP | USA | 9 Sep 2021
Ninth Circuit holds that de minimis defense does not apply where defendant copied and publicly displayed Plaintiff’s entire photograph, even where no…
Lexology PRO | Australia, Canada, European Union, etc. | 17 Aug 2021
A look at the DABUS AI patent application decisions and what they mean for artificial inventorship in key jurisdictions around the globe.
Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz PC | USA | 15 Aug 2021
For those of you who have not had the pleasure of receiving a popcorn shower or cannon-delivered hot dog from him, the Phillie Phanatic is the…