On April 1, 2020, JaM Cellars filed a trademark infringement lawsuit against The Wine Group, makers of the popular Franzia brand boxed wine. Plaintiff JaM Cellars is the owner of trademarks relating to the word JAM used in wine products (U.S. Trademark Registration Nos. 3,787,229…
In a recent decision, Judge John R. Padova of the federal court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania dismissed seven out of eight of the claims brought by musician Leo Pellegrino alleging that Epic Games unlawfully copied his “Signature Move” in its massively popular online…
Even though professional sports are on an indefinite and unprecedented hiatus due to the global outbreak of coronavirus, professional athletes are still making moves behind the scenes. In particular, NFL quarterback and six-time Super Bowl champion, Tom Brady (often referred to as “TB”), will be…
In the midst of our national pandemic, the Acting Register of Copyrights has issued a notice related to the timing of registration of copyrights. Here’s an explanation of what you need to know and why this may be an important development for your company or…
Tattoos have been around since ancient times, all around the world, for over 5000 years. See article. Nonetheless, it’s probably fair to say that when Congress drafted each version of the Copyright Act, its members were thinking more about how to protect ink on the…
In a case of first impression at the appellate level, the First Circuit recently issued a decision highlighting that U.S. copyright law authorizes implied, not merely express, sublicenses of copyrighted works. Photographic Illustrators Corporation v. Orgill, Inc., Case No. 19-452 (1st Cir. Mar. 13, 2020)….
In a case where the subject matter (copyrights relating to footage of a salvaged pirate ship) is arguably more intriguing than the question presented, the Supreme Court held that a section of the Copyright Act allowing copyright lawsuits against States is unconstitutional. Under the statute in…
We have previously written several posts about this copyright dispute over the signature opening guitar riff in the classic Led Zeppelin song “Stairway to Heaven.” You may recall, the estate of musician Randy Craig Wolfe, guitarist for the band Spirit, which reached some popularity in…
In our prior post, we introduced the controversy at the center of “the copyright lawsuit of the decade” between Google and Oracle. Since then, both parties and 61 amici have submitted their briefs to the Supreme Court. This post focuses on the first question before…
A bong distributor with a reputation as a serial trademark plaintiff managed to persuade a Florida federal court that it should not be on the hook for the prevailing party’s attorney’s fees. In Sream Inc. et al. v. CIJ Enterprises Inc., Plaintiffs Roor, a German…
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