This second installment of a two-part article continues coverage of Chinese/U.S. film developments, and discusses concerns in the Chinese online industry as well as the increasing presence of U.S. intellectual property and entertainment law firms in China.
- September 27, 2012Stan Soocher
An en banc panel of the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit convened to consider the question of joint or divided infringement of method claims. The court decided, in a per curiam opinion adopted by six of the 11 panel judges, that there could be liability under 35 U.S.C. § 271(b) for inducing infringement of a method patent, provided all the steps of the method were performed, even if they were not performed by a single actor who was liable for direct infringement under § 271(a).
September 27, 2012John Cone, Megan O'Laughlin and John TowerThe U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled that the heirs to Marilyn Monroe's estate did not inherit the rights to her publicity because she was a resident of New York, where such rights are not recognized posthumously.
September 27, 2012Amanda BronstadIn the years since the Paramount/Loew's decree was issued, antitrust law has evolved, giving greater flexibility to manufacturers and distributors in granting territorial or customer exclusivity.
September 27, 2012Bruce H. SchneiderIt is not often when fashion and style blogs cover federal court decisions, but the fashion world currently is abuzz with the Second Circuit's recently issued decision in Christian Louboutin S.A. v. Yves Saint Laurent America Holdings, Inc.
September 27, 2012Samantha L. HayesWith the ongoing wave of change shattering traditional marketing models, there is a new paradigm that redefines the way firms market.
September 27, 2012Thalia ZetlinWith so much being written and talked about in the legal marketing arena in reference to social media and other new forms of communication, the author takes a nostalgic look backward.
September 27, 2012Jay M. JaffeWho's doing what; who's going where.
September 27, 2012ALM Staff | Law Journal Newsletters |Highlights of the latest franchisng news from around the country.
September 27, 2012ALM Staff | Law Journal Newsletters |Highlights of the latest franchising cases from around the country.
September 27, 2012Charles G. Miller and Darryl A. Hart

