IP & Media Law Updates

9/28/2021 5:57:14 PM

For Purportedly De Minimis Copyright Use of Indianapolis Skyline Photo, Size and Quality Matters

By Khasim Lockhart

Indianapolis is known for many things. For some, it is known as the location for the world’s largest single-day sporting event—the...

9/28/2021 2:44:54 PM

By Nicole Bergstrom

In a split from the Ninth Circuit, the Third Circuit ruled recently in Hepp v. Facebook, Inc., that Section 230 of the Communications...

9/27/2021 2:37:37 PM

By Kimberly Maynard

Duke Caboom, the stuntman character in Disney’s Toy Story 4, may have been inspired by 1960s real-life daredevil Evel Knievel or by the...

9/23/2021 6:04:21 PM

By Elizabeth Tuttle Newman

Last week, Los Angeles-based composer/producers Suniel Fox and Shyhi Henry Hsiaio (p/k/a Henry Strange) sued R&B artist The Weeknd (aka...

9/20/2021 8:51:10 PM

By Saphya Council

A California federal court recently handed a big win to game publishers in a case involving Lanham Act claims. Here’s a summary of what...

9/18/2021 2:14:49 PM

By Glenda Dieuveille

On August 31, 2021, Conopco, Inc. filed a Notice of Opposition against Frozen S'Mores LLC for its registration of the word “S'Moresicle.”...

9/7/2021 1:01:17 PM

By Benjamin G. Murray

In online advertising, it’s commonplace for businesses to purchase competitor trademarks as search engine keywords to get in front of...