Intellectual Property Law and Copyright Laws

In Top Brand LLC v. Cozy Comfort Co., No. 2024-2191 (Fed. Cir. July 17, 2025), the Federal Circuit reversed denial of motions for judgment as a matter of law...

As companies based in the MENA region look to expand their reach into the U.S. market, one of the most crucial steps to ensure business success is clearing and securing trademark rights.

In Apex Bank v. CC Serve Corp., No. 2023-2143 (Fed. Cir. Sept. 25, 2025), the Federal Circuit vacated and remanded a TTAB decision refusing to register Apex's trademark based on likelihood of confusion.

The Licensing Executives Society (LES) held its annual meeting this week in Boston, bringing together intellectual property (IP) licensing professionals across disciplines...

Licensing Link is a periodic publication that will keep you informed on hot topics and new developments in state licensing laws, and provide practice tips and primers on important issues related to state licensing...

Many companies depend on the acquisition of IP-protected technologies through either internal R&D or M&A transactions.

Well, President Trump commuted former Congressman George Santos's sentence just 84 days into his 87-month prison term. Now that Santos has been released, lets catch up on his copyright...

In a first of its kind order, the Eastern District of New York denied defendant Martin Shkreli's motion to dismiss plaintiff PleasrDAO's federal and state claims of misappropriation of confidential...

Recently, photographer Dennis Lee filed suit against the Detroit Lions claiming the NFL team used Lee's high school sports images of quarterback Jared Goff without proper licensing.

On August 26, 2025, in NRA Group, LLC v. Durenleau et al., the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit addressed two legal questions: (1) whether workplace policy infractions can turn into federal crimes, and (2) whether passwords protecting propriety business information qualify as trade secrets under federal or Pennsylvania law.

Last week, the Eastern District of New York ("Court") refused to dismiss PleasrDAO's trade secret claims against Martin Shkreli, finding that Wu-Tang Clan's exclusive, unreleased album...

In a first of its kind order, the Eastern District of New York denied defendant Martin Shkreli's motion to dismiss plaintiff PleasrDAO's federal and state claims of misappropriation of confidential...