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The Cuban trade embargo has been at issue for more than a decade in the long-running case between Bacardi and Pernod Ricard over the U.S. rights to the HAVANA CLUB trademark for rum.

On April 20, 2011, the Federal Circuit issued its opinion in the TiVo Inc. v. EchoStar Corp. case. No. 2009-1374 (Fed. Cir. Apr. 20, 2011). The decision marks a sea change for evaluating contempt of an injunction in a patent case, significantly limiting an infringer's ability to challenge an injunction on the grounds that it is vague or overbroad.

Responding to views from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and elsewhere about the unintended consequences of the current inequitable conduct doctrine, a divided en banc Federal Circuit decision issued on May 25, 2011 adjusted the standard of the materiality element to make this defense harder to establish.

A look at recent key rulings of importance to you and your practice.

Recent interesting decisions.

In-depth analysis of several important decisions.

Two key cases of note.

In the Second Department, tenants who miss the deadline for the application of Yellowstone injunction are now out of luck ' Article 63 is no longer a viable option.