Joel Feldman

Joel Feldman

July 01, 2020 | Daily Report Online

The Big Winners in SCOTUS' Booking.com Decision Have Big Trademark Prosecution Budgets

A 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 2018

In 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 Cases

About 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 Battle

Viewpoint: 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 Alabama

Since 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 Says

While 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 Says

While 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 Settlement

On 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 Settlement

On 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 Rules

In 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