On Monday, May 20, 2019, the United States Supreme Court issued an 8-1 decision holding that a bankrupt company’s decision to reject an existing license of its trademarks does not terminate a licensee’s right to
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SUPREME COURT RULES COPYRIGHT REGISTRATION REQUIRED TO SUE
On Monday, March 4, 2019, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a unanimous ruling holding that a copyright owner cannot file a lawsuit for copyright infringement until the U.S. Copyright Office has registered the work at
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Who owns your IP?
By: Victoria Lee
This post originally appeared on DLA Piper Accelerate, DLA Piper’s dedicated online resource for entrepreneurs.
When a company’s intellectual property is core to its business, investors and prospective acquirers want to
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Federal Supreme Court of Germany Confirms Title Protection for Smartphone-Apps
This post originally appeared in the IPT Germany Blog
The German Federal Supreme Court (BGH) held for the first time that not only names of websites but also designations of smartphone-apps
Big Changes Ahead: European Trademark Reform Package Adopted
Significant changes to European trademark law will be coming into effect in 2016. Just before the turn of the year the European Parliament adopted a very substantial reform package for EU
BREAKING: U.S. BAN ON DISPARAGING TRADEMARKS UNCONSTITUTIONAL
By David Kramer & James Stewart
In a landmark decision on December 22, 2015, the Federal Circuit ruled that the provision of the U.S. Trademark prohibiting “disparaging” trademark applications from registering is a violation of
STANDING STRONG: UNDERSTANDING JAPAN’S PATENT SYSTEM
By Dr. Erica Pascal and Shuzo Maruyama
The scenario is familiar. Your company is expanding product sales worldwide or restructuring to form subsidiaries outside the US. New entities – whether third parties or corporate affiliates
WOMEN IN IP LAW: 9TH YEAR PRIVACY AND PATENT LAW
By Licia Vaughn
DLA Piper’s Intellectual Property and Technology group hosted its ninth annual Women in IP Law CLE Luncheon at the Four Seasons Silicon Valley in late September. More than 200 guests registered
US COMPANIES: EU DATA REGULATION MEANS NEW OVERSIGHT
The proposed EU General Data Protection Regulation will cover entities regardless of their physical presence or scope of operations within the EU even if all they do is sell products in the
THE EU GENERAL DATA PROTECTION REGULATION: ARE YOU READY?
In 1995, the EU Data Protection Directive established the first-ever legal framework for personal data protection across multiple countries. The Directive has since shaped how the EU member states −
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