IP & Media Law Updates

2/28/2025 12:55:20 AM

Lessons from the SCOTUS decision in the Dewberry trademark case

By Edward H. Rosenthal

This week, the Supreme Court ruled that the profits of a defendant's affiliates cannot be considered in the calculation of “defendant's...

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...

7/13/2021 8:16:02 PM

By Edward H. Rosenthal

Sacha Baron Cohen is no stranger to litigation. The creator of the Borat, Ali G and other characters has been sued on several occasions....

2/13/2021 12:00:00 AM

By Edward H. Rosenthal

This post will describe recent developments in a Lanham Act/right of publicity claim brought by a "celebrity astronomer" named Dr....

10/12/2020 2:26:12 PM

By Kimberly Maynard

Pets can be a great comfort during these (or any) trying times. So much so, that animal shelters have reported record numbers of...

4/24/2020 12:00:00 AM

By Christina Campbell

On April 23, 2020, the United States Supreme Court unanimously ruled that a trademark infringement plaintiff does not have to show...

3/30/2020 10:44:45 PM

By Craig Whitney

Notwithstanding YouTube's significant role in public discourse--with more than 1.3 billion users and more than 30 million daily...