Intellectual Property Law and Copyright Laws

On June 13, the Federal Circuit reversed the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB or Board) nonprecedential decision finding no likelihood of confusion between opposer...

Many trademark scammers send official looking letters or emails urging immediate action to pressure you to pay them money for your trademark or "additional" services you do not require.

The 2025 edition of Legal 500 recognized six Pryor Cashman practice groups as top-tier national practices.

As announced on the USPTO website, as of June 30, 2012, there will be a daily limit of $49,999.99 for credit card accounts, but no daily limit for debit card accounts.

Modern history can be broken into several periods of technological revolutions that developed in different regions throughout the world.

In April 2007, the Supreme Court’s decision in KSR Int’l v. Teleflex Inc. heralded an important potential shift in the law of obviousness.

Complex damages analyses require skilled professionals who understand the law and facts of each case to navigate to success.

The Copyright Act does not expressly address the protection of individual characters in expressive works, but courts have long recognized that certain characters...

Colorado's craft brewing industry is one of the most dynamic and collaborative in the country. From the Front Range to the Western Slope, brewers often team up to create limited-run beers...

The Supreme Court of California held that it is a violation of California law for businesses to request and record a credit card holder’s ZIP code in connection with credit card transactions. Under California’s Song-Beverly Credit Card Act of 1971, businesses are prohibited from requesting that cardholders supply personal identification information in connection with credit card transactions.

In a case with major implications for retailers and marketers, the Supreme Court of California ruled on February 10, 2011 that state law prohibits businesses from requesting and recording ZIP codes from consumers prior to credit card transactions, including requests for use in marketing.

On March 11, 2011, the FTC announced that it had reached a settlement with the social networking site Twitter regarding privacy failures on the site to adequately safeguard user information, which led to two high-profile hacker attacks in 2009.