Dear Friends, Colleagues and Clients, We’re sure you’ve received many “coronavirus (COVID-19) notices,” but in case you haven’t – or even if you have, perhaps we’ll add something new. As the virus continues to spread (which is now declared a pandemic), it is not only impacting personal lives, but is now dramatically impacting the business community Read more about COVID-19: Key Legal Issues[…]
By: Sarah Teitelman, Esq. Christopher McHattie, Esq. On March 26, 2019, the European Parliament approved the highly controversial Directive on Copyright in the Digital Single Market (the “Directive”), enacted the first major change to copyright regulation anywhere around the globe in decades. The Directive was proposed in order to harmonize and modernize European copyright laws Read more about EU©v2[…]
By: Sarah A. Teitelman, Esq., Jules D. Zalon, Esq. and Christopher J. McHattie, Esq. On March 4, 2019, the United States Supreme Court resolved a long-standing circuit COURT split and held that a copyright owner must first obtain a copyright Certificate of Registration from the United States Copyright Office before instituting a copyright infringement action, Read more about Supreme Court: Copyright Must Be Registered Before Filing Copyright Infringement Action[…]
Update brought to you through a joint effort from Michael Gattoni, Chris McHattie and Colin Page (https://www.cmpemploymentlaw.com) With the new year progressing, it’s important to take a look at the new laws that have been passed over the last year that will affect employers in 2019 and beyond. As always, employers should review their policies Read more about 2019 Employment Law Update[…]
Written by Courtney Allen, with some help from Chris McHattie. Written by Courtney Allen and Chris McHattie No “Scout” About it, when the Boy Scouts of America announced plans to change their name to the more universal “Scouts BSA” to allow girls into the program, they probably hadn’t thought through the intellectual property implications. Unfortunately, Read more about Girls Scouting Out Trademark Infringement from Boy Scouts of America[…]
New Jersey has enacted a new legislation that will affect all entrepreneurs. Earlier this year, we reported on 3 Bills to Shake Up New Jersey Employment Law and noted that all New Jersey employers should therefore be aware of the key aspects of the Bills and their potential implications should the Bills ultimately be enforced. Another Read more about NJ Paid Sick Leave Law Goes Into Effect[…]
Update from our previous blog post The Song Remains the Same: Jury Shows a Whole Lotta Love for Zeppelin’s Stairway to Heaven. Written by Sarah Teitelman with some help from Chris McHattie. On September 28, 2018, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals partially vacated the prior Central District’s verdict that Led Zeppelin’s Stairway to Heaven did Read more about A Note-Worthy Development: Led Zeppelin May Face Retrial in Stairway to Heaven Copyright Case ♫♪[…]
What’s on the trademark tap? Creating and cultivating a strong brand is pivotal to business success. Protecting that brand is equally important to sustain the goodwill and reputation among customers. Trademark law allows you to protect those names, logos, and other commercial signifiers used to identify your brand and allows you to stop others from using your mark, or a confusingly similar Read more about In-N-Out Burger delivers crafty trademark letter to brewery[…]
Gimme a Break, gimme a break, Break me off a piece of that _____. I’d be surprised if you don’t know how to fill in that blank. Just seeing those words written together probably sparks a craving for some chocolate and a replay of that catchy jingle in your mind on repeat (sorry about that). That 4-piece Read more about No Break for Kit Kat in EU Trademark Battle[…]
Last week, toy maker Hasbro, Inc. received a Trademark for an unusual element. A trademark is typically a name, word, phrase, logo, symbol, design, image, or a combination of these elements. However, there are a range of nonconventional trademarks such as those based on color, sound, or in this case, smell. That distinct PLAY-DOH scent, a popular and well known Read more about Sweet Smell of Success: Hasbro Receives Trademark Registration for the Scent of Play-Doh[…]