In a mashup that the late pop artist Andy Warhol surely would have loved, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit has applied the Supreme Court’s 2023 decision in Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc. v. Goldsmith to vacate a prior continue reading...
Humor matters, but it’s not the most important thing when considering a trademark infringement or dilution claim. In a decision with references to The Hangover Part II, Aqua’s song “Barbie Girl” (good luck not getting that stuck in your head if you grew up in continue reading...
In a recent decision, the Federal Circuit approved the use of “Copyrightability Hearings.” Not sure what that means? Read on to find out. The case involved a dispute between two parties, SAS Institute, Inc. (“SAS”) and World Programming Limited (“WPL”). SAS created and markets a continue reading...
To end the harm following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022, numerous forms of sanctions were imposed against the Russian government and economy. Many Western governments limited access to financial systems, denied entry of Russian nationals into their countries, and prohibited the import continue reading...
Long ago (by internet standards), a spoof of Discovery Channel-style nature videos went viral. “The Crazy Nastyass Honey Badger” is a three-minute montage of wild honey badgers running across the desert, hunting prey, and, perhaps most disgusting, eating a snake, all set to classical music. continue reading...
In the immortal words of the most recent Nobel Laureate in literature, “the times they are a changin.’” Section 35(a) of the Lanham Act provides that “[t]he court in exceptional cases may award reasonable attorney fees to the prevailing party.” Until just last week, the continue reading...
More than half a century ago, the Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit issued an influential decision in Dawn Donut Co. v. Hart’s Food Stores, Inc., concerning the proper scope of injunctive relief in a trademark infringement case where the plaintiff owns a federal continue reading...
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