by Ted Sabety | Mar 31, 2017 | Patent, Trademark & Copyright Litigation
U.S. Supreme Court Affirms Copyright Protection for “Separate” Decorative Artwork Embodied in a Garment In the case Star Athletica, LLC v. Varsity Brands, Inc., the U.S. Supreme Court had to decide whether the colored stripe patterns that were a feature of Varsity...
by Ted Sabety | Mar 30, 2017 | Data Security & Privacy
Congress Does Away with FCC Data Privacy Regulations over Broadband Service Providers On March 23, 2017, Congress utilized its statutory “disapproval” mechanism to rescind the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) regulations issued in December 2016 limiting use by...
by Ted Sabety | Nov 1, 2016 | Intellectual Property Strategy, Valuation & Sale
We have been asked about the election of Donald Trump to the office of the presidency and its impact on intellectual property. We have not found a formal position paper issued by the Trump campaign regarding the United States or international intellectual property...
by Ted Sabety | Oct 1, 2016 | Media, Copyrights & the Internet
It is reported that Maria Pallante, the head of the U.S. Copyright Office, was abruptly removed from her post on Friday. The removal process was reported to include locking down her computer accounts. According to Billboard Magazine, a music industry trade rag,...
by Ted Sabety | May 27, 2016 | Patent, Trademark & Copyright Litigation
May 2016. Copyright Law. ORACLE v. GOOGLE (ND Ca). A Jury in the Federal District Court, ND California Finds Google’s Use of Android in certain Java “Declaring Code” that is Owned by Oracle is Fair Use. This was a copyright and patent case brought against Google by...
