Online streaming startup Aereo Inc. violated the copyrights of major television broadcast networks by retransmitting programs to users' Internet devices for a fee, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled on June 25.
June 25, 2014Zoe Tillman and Tony MauroThe IRS has recognized the right to publicity and the need to appraise this asset for estate tax purposes. But valuing the right of publicity of a deceased celebrity can be difficult, and wrought with assumptions and speculation.
June 02, 2014James T. Ashe, Stephen D. Lassar and Daniel R. RocheGregg Allman's recent lawsuit to block production of the movie about his life ' filed after a film crew worker died in a train accident on the set ' helped cement his role as a defendant in the wrongful death case now brought by the worker's parents.
June 02, 2014Katheryn Hayes TuckerIn the entertainment industry, there are many buyers and sellers of visual art works. This article considers proposed legislation in the U.S. Congress calling for a resale royalty for art creators.
June 02, 2014William L. CharronHarlequin Authors' e-Book Royalties Suit Continues on "Unrelated Licensees" Rate Claim
New York Federal Court Sees No Joint Venture in Agreement Between Slip-N-Slide Records and Island Def Jam MusicJune 02, 2014Stan SoocherUpon issuance, can a later-issued (but earlier-expiring) patent qualify as a double patenting reference against an already issued (but later-expiring) commonly owned patent of the same inventor? In Gilead Sciences, the Federal Circuit held that it could.
June 02, 2014Matthew Siegal, Irah H. DonnerInconsistent Testimony Made Plaintiff Not Typical off Proposed Class
Franchisor Sanctioned For Failing to Prepare Its Representative for Corporate Deposition
Federal Court Enforces Franchisee Post-Termination ObligationsJune 02, 2014Cynthia M. Klaus and Susan E. TegtBona fide intent was given new meaning by the TTAB. Lincoln National Corporation v. Anderson, exemplifies an apparent trend of the TTAB requiring greater proof of an applicant's "intent" as a jurisdictional prerequisite for filing an application or face a finding that the application is void ab initio. This is the paradigm of the "ticking time bomb" trademark nightmare with a very long fuse.
June 02, 2014Ed Komen
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