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McDermott Will & Emery | USA | 29 Apr 2021
Fourth Estate Registration Requirement Defeats Pro Se Copyright Infringement Plaintiff
The US Court of Appeals for the First Circuit affirmed dismissal of a copyright infringement claim for failure to register the copyright, and…
Michael Best & Friedrich LLP | USA | 14 Jan 2021
Celebrated graffiti artist Futura sues The North Face for its FUTURELIGHT apparel line alleging copyright and trademark infringement
Celebrated graffiti artist Futura (Leonard McGurr) has sued The North Face in federal court in California objecting to The North Face’s line of…
DAC Beachcroft | USA | 15 Jul 2020
US copyright enters the social media age
New US Copyright Office rules will make it easier for social media creators and bloggers to protect their work. But is the US still behind the times…
Banner Witcoff | USA | 10 Apr 2020
USPTO and Copyright Office Respond to COVID-19
The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act was signed into law on March 27, 2020. The Act provides relief measures to individuals…
Crowell & Moring LLP | USA | 27 Mar 2020
GEICO Earns Victory at Intersection Between Copyright and Trade Secret Law Covering Source Code
A recent decision by the Federal District Court for the Eastern District of New York reinforces that owners of trade secret computer programs should…
Freeborn & Peters | USA | 20 Mar 2020
Protecting Intellectual Property During COVID-19
The United States Patent and Trademark Office ("USPTO") and the United States Copyright Office ("USCO") have made announcements in the past few days…
Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP | USA | 14 Oct 2019
Government Tells Supreme Court Not to Review Copyright Fair Use Decision In Long-Running Oracle-Google Dispute over Software Copyrights
The U.S. Solicitor General has recommended that the Supreme Court deny Google’s petition for review of the Federal Circuit’s holding that Google did…
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP | USA | 11 Oct 2019
AI and Copyright: Who’s That Author Behind the Computer?
Companies will likely want to invest in, develop, and protect AI developed content. What can clients do to ensure that AI is viewed as a tool used in…
Ladas & Parry LLP | USA | 9 Sep 2019
The music modernization act: A primer for copyright holders
On October 11, 2018, the Music Modernization Act (MMA) was signed into law resulting in one of the most significant legislative changes to the…
McDermott Will & Emery | USA | 30 Jul 2019
No Gold for Inaccurate Copyright Application
The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit affirmed a district court decision invalidating a copyright registration because the registration…
