By Christine Au-Yeung and Chidera Dawodu | February 21, 2023
The recent flurry of online impersonators, ranging from accounts posing as President Joe Biden to the pharmaceutical company Eli Lilly, exposes the challenges of social media platforms' verification and authentication processes. These events show that monitoring and policing trademark infringements and right of publicity violations can be increasingly difficult in the social media context.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Peter Brown | February 10, 2023
Plaintiff filed suit in the Southern District of New York alleging violation of her right to "privacy" and/or "publicity" under §§50 and 51 of the New York Civil Rights Law. Her additional claims included violation of the Lanham Act, 15 U.S.C. §1051, unfair competition, breach of contract and fraud.
By ALM Staff | February 9, 2023
This suit was surfaced by Law.com Radar. Read the complaint here.
By Jane Wester | February 8, 2023
The jury began deliberating Monday afternoon and on Wednesday morning awarded $133,000 in net profits and statutory damages to Hermès, represented by Baker & Hostetler.
Connecticut Law Tribune | News
By Charles Toutant | February 6, 2023
"What the board rested its decision on was the fact that Lizzo seemed to constantly attach the phrase to herself, and her musical services, so that she's not selling T-shirts that say '100% That Bitch.' She is selling T-shirts that say Lizzo on the front and '100% That Bitch' on the back," said law professor Christine Haight Farley of American University.
By Cheryl Miller | February 2, 2023
A lawyer for California's Department of Cannabis Control said the anti-commandeering rule will protect the state and its officials if it authorizes interstate cannabis trade with other licensing states.
By Riley Brennan | January 30, 2023
Williams-Sonoma's lawsuit accusing Wayfair of copying its designs has been pared down, but a federal judge in Massachusetts said the case may continue on a single state law claim for unfair competition.
By Scott Graham | January 27, 2023
My nine years on the IP bus got off to a bumpy start, but encouragement from all of you has made it an exhilarating journey.
By Ross Todd | January 25, 2023
A trial team led by Robert Maldonado of Wolf, Greenfield & Sacks successfully defended luxury designer Thom Browne from claims that his four-stripe designs infringed Adidas' three-stripe trademark.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Rob Maier | January 24, 2023
The decision in 'Amgen v. Sanofi' has the potential to have a significant impact on inventors and patent drafters, and the breadth with which they may be able to claim their inventions.
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