“Reveal Day” Unveils 1,930 New Domain Name Applications
On Wednesday, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) – which oversees the international internet address system — unveiled 1,930 applications it had received for new top-level domain names (TLDs). Dubbed “Reveal Day,” ICANN made public the applications for new domain extensions such as .google, .book, .app, .beer, .bank, .cloud and .buy. The
Decoding Rosetta Stone: Trademark Lessons and Unanswered Questions From The Fourth Circuit’s Decision Regarding Google’s Keyword Advertising Program
On April 9, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit handed down its decision in Rosetta Stone Ltd. v. Google Inc. At issue in the appeal was whether Google’s sale of “Rosetta Stone” keywords for use in Google’s AdWords advertisements constituted primary (direct) or secondary (contributory/vicarious) trademark infringement or diluted Rosetta Stone’s trademarks.
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Nancy E. Wolff & Eleanor M, Lackman Elected Treasurer & Assistant Treasurer, CSUSA
We congratulate CDAS partner Nancy E. Wolff and partner Eleanor M. Lackman. Ms. Wolff was elected to serve as Treasurer of the Copyright Society of the USA, and Ms. Lackman was elected to serve as Assistant Treasurer. For the last two years, Ms. Wolff and Ms. Lackman have served as Secretary and Assistant Secretary respectively.
Cowan DeBaets Abrahams & Sheppard LLP Named a “Top Ranked Law Firm”
As featured in New York Magazine, Cowan, DeBaets, Abrahams & Sheppard LLP has been selected as one of the New York Area’s Top Ranked Law Firms. To compile their list of the top U.S. law firms, Martindale-Hubbell analyzed their database of over one million lawyers in over 160 countries and identified Tri-State firms in which
Eleanor M. Lackman’s Webinar: What CMOs Need to Know About IP
CDAS partner Eleanor M. Lackman led an informative webinar today for Exec Sense, “What CMOs Need to Know About Patent, Copyright and Trademark Protection”. She was joined by Mike Downs, partner at Fincham Downs. Together they presented a program for Chief Marketing Officers on recognizing the value of intellectual property, how to protect IP, search,
Nancy E. Wolff at CEPIC 2012, London
CDAS Partner Nancy E. Wolff will be in London at CEPIC (Centre of the Picture Industry) 2012, which runs from May 15th through May 18th. Ms. Wolff will be serving on two panels and a breakout session. Following a brief overview of the differing copyright systems in the U.K., U.S. and Europe, the sessions will
The Clock is Ticking to Take Action Against Infringement
The recent case of Urbont v. Sony Music Entertainment, 11 Civ. 4516 (S.D.N.Y. March 27, 2012), highlights the disagreement among some federal courts as to when the three-year statute of limitations for copyright infringement claims begins its countdown. Directly at issue is whether the clock starts ticking when the infringement starts (the “injury rule”), or
Eleanor M. Lackman @ INTA: Managing Your Brand in Social Media
On Monday, May 7, from 1:30pm to 3:30pm, at the annual INTA conference in Washington, D.C., Eleanor M. Lackman (@EMLackman) will be moderating the table topic, “Best Practices in Social Media: Managing Your Brand While Keeping Your Loyal Fans”. (Note that this session is sold out but Ms. Lackman and CDAS attorney Joshua S. Wolkoff
Amish: Out of Order
Shunning – family, friends and community turning their backs on one of their own, and one of their own making the choice to never turn back. These are the risks the individuals in Amish: Out of Order face. This mesmerizing 10-part documentary series premieres on the National Geographic Channel tonight at 10pm ET. The show
“The King’s Speech” Opens on London’s West End
David Seidler’s play began its season at Wyndham’s Theatre last week. The film version of The King’s Speech, which starred Colin Firth, won four Oscars last year but Seidler originally wrote the story for the stage. He then developed the screenplay, and the play was left unproduced until now… “Adrian Noble’s sure-footed production combines well