July 01, 2020 | Daily Report Online
The Big Winners in SCOTUS' Booking.com Decision Have Big Trademark Prosecution BudgetsA clear win for Booking.com and brand owners also creates more uncertainties than it resolves.
By Joel Feldman
7 minute read
January 08, 2018 | Daily Report Online
Trending Trademark Topics for 2018In 2017, several brand owners saw their trademark enforcement efforts go viral in a positive way, by delivering friendly, albeit kitschy, cease-and-desist letters.
By Joel Feldman
6 minute read
August 11, 2016 | The Legal Intelligencer
Greater Sensitivity Needed When Handling Wrongful Death Distracted-Driving CasesAbout 10 years ago I represented a mother whose 20-year-old son was killed while walking across the street. The defendant driver told police he never saw the young man. Based on that statement and what was contained in the police report, this looked to me like a case in which the driver had been distracted.
By Joel Feldman
14 minute read
July 12, 2016 | Daily Report Online
From Zero to Hero: Coke Wins a Trademark BattleViewpoint: How The Coca-Cola Co. persuaded the U.S. Trademark Office that Zero-branded soft drinks deserve trademark protection.
By Joel Feldman | Special to the Daily Report
12 minute read
March 15, 2016 | Daily Report Online
Setting a Precedent at the University of AlabamaSince 2013, the University of Alabama has been embroiled in litigation attempting to vacate a loss from its record book. But this loss was in litigation.
By Joel Feldman | Special to the Daily Report
6 minute read
December 23, 2015 | Daily Report Online
Prohibiting Disparaging Trademarks Violates First Amendment, Federal Circuit SaysWhile the world's attention has been focused on the Washington Redskins' 0-2 record before the Trademark Office and federal court (its appeal to a federal appellate court is pending), a similar case has been making its way through the appeals process in a different appellate court—the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.
By Joel Feldman | Special to the Daily Report
7 minute read
December 23, 2015 | Daily Report Online
Prohibiting Disparaging Trademarks Violates First Amendment, Federal Circuit SaysWhile the world's attention has been focused on the Washington Redskins' 0-2 record before the Trademark Office and federal court (its appeal to a federal appellate court is pending), a similar case has been making its way through the appeals process in a different appellate court—the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.
By Joel Feldman | Special to the Daily Report
7 minute read
December 18, 2015 | Daily Report Online
Revisiting the Missed Opportunity of the Google Books SettlementOn October 16, the Second Circuit affirmed a summary judgment ruling that Google's "Google Books" project did not infringe the copyright of the authors whose books were included within Google Books.
By Joel Feldman
7 minute read
December 18, 2015 | Daily Report Online
Revisiting the Missed Opportunity of the Google Books SettlementOn October 16, the Second Circuit affirmed a summary judgment ruling that Google's "Google Books" project did not infringe the copyright of the authors whose books were included within Google Books.
By Joel Feldman
7 minute read
July 17, 2015 | Daily Report Online
Handling Controversy: My Playground, My RulesIn recent weeks, several online retailers, including eBay, Amazon.com and Etsy, have removed Confederate flags from their stores. Some companies made the decision quietly. Others made public announcements.
By Joel Feldman
5 minute read
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