There’s nothing more punk rock than a trademark infringement lawsuit.  Actually, there are a lot of things that are more punk rock – like flouting authority, facial piercings, and two-minute-long tracks.  But starting a federal case over the tattoo-worthy insignia of one of the original hardcore punk bands has got to be up there.

The creators of the short-lived sitcom Animal Practice walked away with a smash-hit in the courtroom:  dismissal of a claim of copyright infringement and an award of over $66,000 in fees and costs, to be paid by the plaintiff that asserted the claim.  The dispute in DuckHole, Inc. v. NBC Universal Media LLC et al. centered on the claim

The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York granted in part and denied in part a documentary production company’s motions to dismiss with respect to its 2012 film Venus and Serena. The Court found that the plaintiff United States Tennis Association’s (“USTA”) unjust enrichment claim under state law was preempted by federal copyright law, but

On October 8, 2013, Judge Feess of the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California granted summary judgment against the owners of the websites www.TradeKey.com, www.SaudiCommerce.com, and www.b2bFreeZone.com, websites offering a “business to business” marketplace for bulk sales of goods.  Many of these goods were counterfeits of luxury goods sold under the names of

In the most recent ruling in Gaylord v. United States, the United States Court of Federal Claims determined the proper amount of damages due Frank Gaylord, (“Gaylord”) the sculptor who created “The Column” portion of the Korean War Memorial, from the United States Postal Service (USPS) for its unauthorized depiction of “The Column” on a commemorative

Seven Cowan, DeBaets, Abrahams & Sheppard attorneys were selected for inclusion in the 2013 edition of New York Metro Super Lawyers. Each year, only five percent of Manhattan attorneys receive this honor. CDAS congratulates attorneys Frederick P. Bimbler, Susan H. Bodine, Timothy J. DeBaets, Robert I. Freedman, Eleanor M. Lackman, Mary E. Rasenberger and Nancy

The drama continues to unfold in the world of Internet retransmission of broadcast TV.  As we reported here, the Second Circuit on July 16 denied en banc rehearing of its holding that internet re-broadcaster Aereo did not violate TV networks’ public performance rights, despite vigorous dissents from Judges Chin and Wesley.  On September 5, the U.S.

On September 6, 2013, the Second Circuit narrowed the potential venues for asserting copyright infringement cases when it affirmed the Eastern District of New York’s dismissal of Troma Entertainment’s copyright infringement lawsuit against California residents Lance H. Robbins and King Brett Lauter for lack of personal jurisdiction (decision here). Defendants Robbins and Lauter had allegedly