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Impersonation on Social Media: The Increasing Challenges of Verification
February 01, 2023
The recent flurry of online impersonators, ranging from accounts posing as President Joe Biden to the pharmaceutical company Eli Lilly, exposes the challenges of social media platforms' verification and authentication processes.
The Difference Between 'Covenant' and 'Condition Precedent' In Song Licensing Agreements
February 01, 2023
A question of law arose for a District Judge when a songwriter sued YouTube, claiming she never approved licensing her works to YouTube — whether the administration agreement's notice-and-consent clause was a condition precedent to the administrator's ability to license the songwriter's songs.
Fair Use of Embedded Content on Social Media
February 01, 2023
The change in character of social media, from purely social communication to a mixture of the social and commercial, has had knock-on effects for courts applying traditional legal principles, notably, the application of copyright law.
How the Changing Concept of 'Work' May Jeopardize Employers' IP Ownership
February 01, 2023
A key step to ensure that employers own their intellectual property is having employees sign agreements which assign to the employer all intellectual property created in the course of employment.
IP News
February 01, 2023
Patent Infringement and Trade Dress In the Ninth Circuit
Live Webinar: The Crypto Landscape Post-FTX
February 01, 2023
"The Crypto Landscape Post-FTX," Feb. 15 at 4 p.m. ET, NY Cyber CLE credits available.
Is Trademark Protection Going to the Dogs?
January 01, 2023
The Ninth Circuit held in VIP Prods. LLC v. Jack Daniel's Properties that VIP's "Bad Spaniels" dog toy mimicking the appearance of a Jack Daniels whisky bottle was protected expression under the First Amendment. The Supreme Court granted cert in November 2022 to consider the principal question whether humorous use of another's mark on a commercial product should be assessed under Rogers or the traditional multipart test of likelihood of confusion.
Are You Ready for Europe's New Patent System?
January 01, 2023
In Europe, the patent system is changing and will offer to companies a new patent protection and a new patent court. It should start in April 2023, with a sunrise period starting in January 2023.
A Secondment Can Help Grow Your IP Practice
January 01, 2023
Although your company may have an in-house IP attorney, your company may still need temporary help from an outside law firm to develop your company's patent portfolio and to solve your company's need for temporary help with minimal need for training and financial investment. If you do not have the budget to hire an in-house IP attorney, the solution is to try a secondment — an attorney from an outside law firm temporarily joins your in-house legal team as a "secondee" on a part-time or full-time basis.
IP News
January 01, 2023
Federal Circuit: Unpatentability Ruling In First IPR Estops Patentee In Second IPR of Related Patent Federal Circuit: A Disclaimer Made In a Pending IPR Is Not Binding In That Proceeding, But Is Binding In a Subsequent One

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  • The Stranger to the Deed Rule
    In 1987, a unanimous Court of Appeals reaffirmed the vitality of the "stranger to the deed" rule, which holds that if a grantor executes a deed to a grantee purporting to create an easement in a third party, the easement is invalid. Daniello v. Wagner, decided by the Second Department on November 29th, makes it clear that not all grantors (or their lawyers) have received the Court of Appeals' message, suggesting that the rule needs re-examination.
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