A blog focusing on brand issues, trademark, copyright, advertising and more.
By: Andrew L. Deutsch and Tamar Y. Duvdevani
On March 4, 2019, the United States Supreme Court decided an important issue of copyright law that had divided federal courts for years. In Fourth Estate Public …
Continue Reading FOURTH ESTATE PUBLIC BENEFIT CORP. V. WALL-STREET.COM: WHEN CAN A COPYRIGHT CLAIMANT SUE FOR INFRINGEMENT? SUPREME COURT SAYS NOT UNTIL THE COPYRIGHT HAS BEEN REGISTERED
By: John Nading, Ashley Joyce, and Devika Persaud
In a 7-4 en banc decision last Friday, July 27, the U.S. Federal Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that language in the Patent Act does…
Continue Reading FEDERAL CIRCUIT CREATES CIRCUIT SPLIT ON USPTO RECOVERY OF ATTORNEYS’ FEES REGARDLESS OF PREVAILING PARTY
By Claire Sng and John Wilks
With the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) having taken effect across the EU on 25 May 2018, this has meant a big change to the availability of WHOIS data…
Continue Reading EU: DOMAIN NAMES AND WHOIS INFORMATION IN A POST-GDPR WORLD (GTLDS UPDATE)
European trademark law is currently undergoing the biggest reform since the introduction of the Community trademark system in 1996. On 15 December 2015, the European Parliament approved a Reform Package consisting of an amended European
By Michael L. Burns IV and Erica J. Pascal (Reposted from IPT News Q1 2016)
From denying a famous hedge fund manager’s IPR petitions to upholding all claims at final written decision, evidentiary
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Continue Reading The Role of Evidence in Inter Partes Review
Reposted from Data Protection, Privacy and Security Alert
By Michael Malloy and Pavel Arievich
There has been an important development in Russian Data Protection Law. On July 22, 2014 a new law amending the law on data protection and law on information was signed off by the Russian President and thus was officially adopted. The law, will come into force on September 1. 2016.
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Continue Reading LEGAL ALERT: IMPORTANT CHANGES TO RUSSIAN DATA PROTECTION RULES
By Edward Chatterton and Horace Lam
WHEN WILL THINGS CHANGE
On June 6, 2014, the fourth draft version of the new PRC Copyright Law (New Law) was published for public comment, having first been published in 2010. The period for public comment ended on July 5, 2014 meaning the implementation of the New Law is drawing ever closer.
The overall aim of the New Law is to rationalize the existing PRC Copyright Law (Existing Law), bringing it in line with other developed copyright laws around the world. This update focusses on the key changes the New Law will introduce and the practical consequences for rights owners, assuming that the New Law is implemented as currently drafted.
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Continue Reading AMENDMENTS TO THE PRC COPYRIGHT LAW ….the practical implications for rights owners
By Ann Ford, Gina Durham and Ryan Compton
• Brand owners should prepare for the impending release of numerous new gTLDs – the first few of which will be open for registration soon, and
The DLA Piper Fashion, Retail and Design group distributed the 11th edition of “Law à la Mode” to over 1000 clients. Special thanks to all who contributed to this edition, especially the U.S. Editorial Team,
