Copyright & Trademark Law Community

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1	Green Patent Blog: Trademark Board Nixes Powertech’s HYBRID GREEN Mark	14849
2	The Innovative Design Protection and Piracy Prevention Act - Fashion Industry Friend or Faux?	13740
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1	Trademark License Agreement Form with Clause-by-Clause Analysis	159
2	Mealey's Litigation Report - Trademarks	34
3	FREE DOWNLOAD: Fashion Complaint - Devi Kroell Inc & Azzurro Capital Inc vs. Gracelia Chiurazzi, 650400-2011 (N.Y. Gen. Term 2/15/11)	12

Sunstein Kann Murphy & Timbers LLP: Crazy In Love With Trademarks: What Can Jay-Z and Beyoncé Teach Us About Trademark Filing?

By Steven Abreu , a member of our Trademark Practice Group U.S. trademark applications are matters of public record. When celebrity super-couple Jay-Z and Beyoncé filed a trademark application for their infant daughter's name, Blue Ivy Carter, the public

Published Wed, May 2 2012 4:45 PM by Sunstein Kann Murphy & Timbers LLP

Sands Anderson PC: A Man Walks into a Bar…And Sues for Copyright Infringement

By: Donna Ray Berkelhammer Based on recent questions from our clients, many business owners are unclear that they can't necessarily play commercial radio stations, broadcast their personal Ipod® playlist or show sports events from live TV at work. Many

Published Mon, Mar 12 2012 7:36 AM by Sands Anderson PC

Beware the Copyright Boogeyman: He Might Be Listening in Your Restaurant

It goes without saying that an establishment's music is there for the listening patrons. But amongst those patrons - beware! The audience might contain an infiltrator - a listening witness. And while this witness might not be the boogeyman's equivalent

Published Tue, Mar 6 2012 1:58 PM by Travis Burchart

Sunstein Kann Murphy & Timbers LLP: Sentences of Pirate Bay Founders Are Confirmed, But They May Avoid the Brig

By Lisa Tittemore , Chair of the Copyright Practice Group T he jig is up for the brazen anti-copyright activists at The Pirate Bay. In April 2009, the men behind the once-popular Swedish file-sharing website were found guilty of violating Swedish copyright

Published Fri, Feb 24 2012 6:39 AM by Sunstein Kann Murphy & Timbers LLP

Sands Anderson PC: Girls Gone Wild: Trademark Infringement or Publicity Stunt?

By: Donna Ray Berkelhammer Did Madonna infringe the Girls Gone Wild video series trademark by recording a song with the same name? Probably not, but (with the typical lawyer disclaimer) it depends. Girls Gone Wild is a video series where young women

Published Mon, Feb 13 2012 7:27 AM by Sands Anderson PC

Will Rocky Fans Vote for Newt? Not if He’s Found Liable for Infringing Sacred Survivor Song, "Eye of the Tiger"

Imagine Newt Gingrich in Rocky 3 ... the gray headed politician slugging it out with Mr. T, Survivor's theme song, Eye of the Tiger, playing (but with the lyrics a little different): It's the eye of the Newt It's the thrill of the fight Risin' up to the

Published Tue, Jan 31 2012 7:49 AM by Travis Burchart

Sunstein, Kann, Murphy, & Timbers: Navigating the Shoals of Copyright Termination

By Samuel J. Petuchowski and Peter J. Karol We have prepared a Copyright Terminations Flow Chart to help authors (or their surviving family members) determine if a termination is possible in their case. The Copyright Act has a fairly unique provision

Published Mon, Jan 30 2012 9:52 AM by Sunstein Kann Murphy & Timbers LLP

Copyright Co-Owner Not Indispensable Party in Lawsuit Over YouTube Video

"Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer" is one of the most popular holiday songs around and is played on radio stations across the country every Christmas season. It is also now the subject of contentious copyright litigation after a federal judge ruled

Published Thu, Jan 19 2012 1:09 PM by Lee Berlik

European Court Refuses to Force ISP’s Installation of System for Monitoring/Filtering Out Unlawful Music Sharing

The European Court of Justice (Third Chamber) recently ruled that general, indiscriminate monitoring cannot be forced upon ISPs in the event of illegal music sharing. The ruling, a setback for copyright representative Société belge des auteurs, compositeurs

Published Fri, Dec 2 2011 11:23 AM by Travis Burchart

Pressing “Send” Might Be an Accidental Step in Assigning Your Copyright: 11th Circuit Deems Email a Valid Assignment of Plaintiff’s Music Copyright

Warning! Always consider your emails before you send them - what they truly are. If you see them as non-substantive notes on electric paper, bound only by the monitor and without the consequences of tangible print, big mistake! It's best to remember that

Published Tue, Nov 29 2011 9:45 AM by Travis Burchart

Long Live Copyright: 20 More Years for Sound Recordings

By Darren Meale , Associate and Anthony Trenton , Partner SNR Denton UK LLP On 12 September 2011, the European Council adopted Directive 2011/77/EU extending the term of copyright in sound recordings from 50 to 70 years. The extension was proposed in

Published Fri, Nov 11 2011 6:54 AM by Anthony Trenton and Darren Meale

Supreme Court Tightens the Lid on Internet Music Royalties; Refuses to Hear Copyright Case Involving Music Downloads and Public Performances

Internet companies rejoice! Composers, songwriters and lyricists commiserate! On Monday, the Supreme Court denied the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers' (ASCAP) petition for certiorari and let stand the 2 nd Circuit's holding that

Will There Be a Winner in the Termination Rights Battle?

By: Kristin Kolick, J.D. Candidate 2012, New England Law | Boston 17 U.S.C. § 203 provides generally that the creator of a work other than a work made for hire may terminate an exclusive or nonexclusive grant of rights, thereby regaining the previously

Published Fri, Sep 30 2011 6:39 AM by Kristin Kolick

Learning to Play “Hot Potato” with Constitutional Issues: Trial Court Errs in Bypassing Remittitur for Due Process/Excessive Damages Analysis in Copyright/Music Downloading Case

Last Friday, the First Circuit reversed a file-sharing/copyright infringement opinion for reaching constitutional issues before questions of common law remittitur. The First Circuit held that in bypassing the remittitur question, the lower court violated

Published Tue, Sep 20 2011 9:56 AM by Travis Burchart

Macho, Macho Copyright: Village People’s Lead Singer Faces Resistance in Terminating Copyright Grant Pursuant to 17 USC 203

Y.M.C.A., Macho Man, In The Navy - you might never admit it, but you've danced to at least one of these, maybe at a sporting event or a wedding or (sadly) your prom. Thankfully, you're now a practicing attorney, and all that Village People stuff is behind

Published Thu, Aug 25 2011 4:04 PM by Travis Burchart