IP & Media Law Updates

5/30/2020 7:21:49 PM

Despite Government's Unusually Quick Apology, Journalists' Arrests at Minneapolis Riots Underscore Perils of Covering Civil Disturbances

By John B. Harris

Yesterday's arrest of a CNN news crew covering the riots in downtown Minneapolis presents a stark reminder to journalists everywhere of...

5/29/2020 12:00:00 AM

By Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz

As reported in our previous posts, the United States Patent and Trademark Office, in response to the COVID-19 outbreak, provided relief...

5/19/2020 6:10:40 PM

By Christina Campbell

The Supreme Court unanimously ruled on May 14, 2020 that Lucky Brand Dungarees, Inc. was not precluded from raising a certain defense in...

5/12/2020 5:25:15 PM

By Catherine Farrelly

As we previously reported, the United States Patent and Trademark Office has responded to the COVID-19 pandemic by allowing trademark...

5/11/2020 3:42:01 PM

By Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz

Episode 1: Revving the Engine. The show begins with a close-up shot of a person starting a car, quickly highlighting the engine’s purr...

5/7/2020 10:05:50 PM

By Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz

Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter Jason Mraz (“Mraz”) and the beer brewing company MillerCoors LLC (“MillerCoors”)...

5/7/2020 12:00:00 AM

By Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz

Famed video game score-chaser Billy Mitchell has struck back against arcade leaderboard Twin Galaxies' determination that at least two of...

5/2/2020 12:00:00 AM

By Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz

The United States District Court for the Western District of Washington recently weighed in on the line between permissible unregulated...

5/1/2020 12:00:00 AM

By Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz

What happens when someone buys a work from a famous artist, cuts it up and then sells the constituent parts (as well as what remains of...