Court Finds That Use Of Registered Trademark to Identify Public Domain Cartoon Character is Not Infringement
In the latest phase of a long litigation, the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, following a remand from an amended Ninth Circuit opinion, held that a company that claimed to have acquired the intellectual property rights in the cartoon character “Betty Boop” could not maintain a claim for trademark infringement against
Eleanor M. Lackman Joins “IP Licensing Issues” Panel at PLI
Eleanor M. Lackman joins the “IP Licensing Issues” panel, part of Practising Law Institute’s IP Issues in Business Transactions 2013 program. The program runs for two full days, Thursday, January 3 and Friday, January 4, 2013, beginning at 9:00am, in New York City. Ms. Lackman’s panel, “IP Licensing Issues,” is on Thursday, January 3 at
Steven A. Werier Moderates “Sports & Entertainment Law Primer,” University of Toronto Faculty of Law
Steven A. Werier will speak and moderate at the “Sports & Entertainment Law Primer” at the University of Toronto Faculty of Law, on Monday, November 19. This panel for law students will feature lawyers and agents from the sports and entertainment industries and will cover a variety of issues faced by practitioners in the field
Eleanor M. Lackman Joins 2012 Copyright & Technology Conference Panel
Eleanor M. Lackman joins the panel “TV or Not TV: Legal Challenges for Internet Video Services,” part of the day-long 2012 Copyright and Technology Conference – the conference examines the latest developments in copyright and content security – on Wednesday, December 5, 2012 at the Manhattan Penthouse, 80 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY. “TV or
Kenneth N. Swezey Co-moderates “E-Books: The Sequel – Rights, Wrongs and Realities” at 2012 NYSBA EASL Fall Meeting
Kenneth N. Swezey will co-moderate the panel “E-Books: The Sequel – Rights, Wrongs and Realities” as part of the New York State Bar Association, Entertainment, Arts & Sports Law section’s 2012 Fall Meeting, on Thursday, November 15, 2012 in New York City. The full meeting runs from 3:30pm to 6:45pm, followed by its reception at
CDAS at DOC NYC 2012!
CDAS returns to the DOC NYC Film Festival, (Thursday, November 8 through Thursday, November 15 at the IFC Center, and also at the SVA Theatre, please click links below for venue), once again representing a number of clients and their acclaimed films. CDAS is proud to co-sponsor this exciting festival again as it returns for
CDAS at AFM (The American Film Market)
Susan H. Bodine, Marc H. Simon and Janis C. Nelson are in attendance at the American Film Market in Santa Monica, California, which runs from Wednesday, October 31 through Wednesday, November 7. Over 8000 industry leaders from over 70 countries converge for eight days of deal-making, screenings of over 400 films, seminars and networking. Ms.
Zappos’ Focus on Fashion, and Not on Terms of Use, Leads to Contractual Faux Pas
A recent case brought against the online retailer Zappos demonstrates the importance of thought-out drafting when constructing website policies. While it may be tempting to leave terms of use as an inconspicuous hyperlink rather than put them right up front, the consequences can be that those terms are not enforceable at all.
“Born to Rock” Trademark Lawsuit Plays On Against Cafepress.com
The popular online marketplace cafepress.com (“CafePress”) is known for allowing users to upload graphic designs to its website, which then allows users to choose that design or others and have CafePress print it on a wide array of merchandise, including t-shirts, mugs, stickers, buttons, iPhone cases and Halloween accessories. The case discussed here looks at
Einstein Publicity Rights Deemed Expired By California Federal Court
On October 15, 2012, a California federal judge dismissed Hebrew University of Jerusalem’s (“Hebrew University”) lawsuit against General Motors LLC (“GM”) over the use of Albert Einstein’s image as part of a GM advertisement, holding that Einstein’s publicity rights have expired and now fall in the public domain. Hebrew University of Jerusalem v. General Motors