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LexisNexis Litigation Resource Community Staff
over 11 years ago
Litigation
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Pharmaceutical Litigation Partner James Stronski Joins Crowell & Moring
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Crowell & Moring LLP has announced the addition of partner James K. Stronski to the firm's Intellectual Property Group. Based in the New York office, Stronski is an intellectual property litigator with extensive experience...
LexisNexis Litigation Resource Community Staff
over 12 years ago
Litigation
People in the News
Winston & Strawn Expands London Office IP Practice With Richard Price, Gareth Morgan
LONDON - Winston & Strawn LLP has announced that it has significantly expanded its intellectual property, and in particular its patent and trademark litigation capabilities globally, as well as in Europe, with the addition of Richard Price and Gareth...
Gabriela Nolen
over 6 years ago
Litigation
Litigation Blog
Supreme Court Holds Cheerleading Uniforms Eligible for Copyright Protection
In a case involving whether the designs on cheerleading uniforms are eligible for copyright protection under the Copyright Act of 1976, the Supreme Court on March 22, 2017, held that an artistic feature of the design of a useful article is eligible for...
Melissa Ritti
over 10 years ago
Litigation
Litigation Blog
Supreme Court Hears Dispute Over Foreign Copyrights, Domestic Resale
WASHINGTON, D.C. — (Mealey's) After a 4-4 split on the issue just two years ago in Costco Wholesale Corp. v. Omega S.A . ( 131 S. Ct. 565 [2010]) [ enhanced version available to lexis.com subscribers ], the U.S. Supreme Court on Oct. 29 heard...
LexisNexis Legal Newsroom Staff
over 8 years ago
Litigation
Litigation Blog
Bankruptcy Debtor Sought U.S. Supreme Court Review After Notice Was Not Given To Its Shareholders When ‘Conan The Barbarian’ Stock Was Sold
On March 19, 2014, Stan Lee Media, Inc., a bankruptcy debtor, filed a petition for writ of certiorari in the U.S. Supreme Court. The debtor sought to protect the rights of its shareholders. It alleged that a portion of its stock that related to the copyrights...
LexisNexis Litigation Resource Community Staff
over 11 years ago
Litigation
Litigation Blog
Charlie Sheen, Tigers Blood And Trademark Infringement
According to Gawker.com , Charlie Sheen is attempting to copyright his various catchphrases, including the phrase "Tiger Blood." However, Sheen's a little late to the game as evidenced by a recent filing from Zing Brothers, LLC, owner of...
Melissa Ritti
over 10 years ago
Litigation
Litigation Blog
Supreme Court Reverses, Says First Sale Doctrine Applies In Copyright Case
WASHINGTON, D.C. - (Mealey's) A student accused of copyright infringement prevailed March 19 at the U.S. Supreme Court, which held in a divided ruling that the first sale doctrine applies to lawfully made works manufactured abroad and imported to...
Travis Burchart
over 12 years ago
Litigation
Litigation Blog
What Do Peter Pan And The NCAA Have In Common? A Primer On Student-Athlete Images, The NCAA And Video Games
In the story Peter Pan , Peter loses his shadow and is forced to chase it down in order to reattach it. A shadow isn't very substantive, but like any person, Peter wants his back because it is his shadow and his property. We take our shadows for granted...
Melissa Ritti
over 12 years ago
Litigation
Litigation Blog
Supreme Court Grants Certiorari In Copyright Restoration Dispute
WASHINGTON, D.C. - (Mealey's) The constitutionality of Section 514 of the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (URAA), which restores copyrights in foreign works formerly within the United States' public domain, will soon be debated before the U.S. Supreme...
LexisNexis Legal Newsroom Staff
over 7 years ago
Litigation
Litigation Blog
California Federal Judge Finds ‘Happy Birthday’ Song Copyright To Be Invalid
On September 22, 2015, Chief Judge George H. King of the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California issued a summary judgment ruling declaring invalid Warner/Chappell Music, Inc., and Summy-Birchard, Inc.’s purported copyright to...
LexisNexis Litigation Resource Community Staff
over 11 years ago
Litigation
Litigation Blog
Possible Copyright Troll Filing Lawsuit Over Illegally Downloaded Pornographic Films
Patrick Collins, Inc. has filed a number of Doe suits for copyright infringement of its pornographic films by illegal download. Patrick Collins Inc. is reported to be known as Elegant Angel Productions and was allegedly involved in the copyright troll...
LexisNexis Legal Newsroom Staff
over 8 years ago
Litigation
Litigation Blog
Blurred Lines: Some Recent High Notes In Musical Copyright Infringement Litigation
The other week, the 2013 hit song “Blurred Lines” made legal news when a California federal jury slapped singer Robin Thicke and music producer Pharrell Williams with a $7.3 million damage award in a copyright infringement action brought by...
Melissa Ritti
over 12 years ago
Litigation
Litigation Blog
Settlement Rejected In Google Library Project Copyright Case
NEW YORK - (Mealey's) A federal judge on March 22 refused to endorse a proposed settlement of copyright infringement allegations surrounding the Google Library Project (GLP) ( Authors Guild, et al. v. Google Inc. , No. 05-Civ-8136, S.D. N.Y.). ...
Melissa Ritti
over 10 years ago
Litigation
Litigation Blog
Safe Harbor Ruling Vacated In $1 Billion YouTube Copyright Case
NEW YORK - (Mealey's) A New York federal judge's determination that YouTube LLC is entitled to safe harbor immunity from copyright infringement claims was largely vacated April 5 by the Second Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals, which found that a...
Melissa Ritti
over 11 years ago
Litigation
Litigation Blog
Record Labels Reach $105 Million Settlement With Lime Wire
NEW YORK - (Mealey's) Cautioning that "theft of the world's greatest music comes with a stiff price," Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) Chairman and CEO Mitch Bainwol confirmed May 12 that a settlement has been reached...
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