Hoodie Drawstring Prompts Another CPSC Recall
There is an old saying, “you can never have too much rope”. Well, when it comes to drawstrings in children’s clothing, that is not the case. Full Story
Intellectual Property
Video Game Lawsuit Highlights Intellectual Property Issues with Internet Memes—Derek Allen
Although we’re moving quickly from humorous to played out, you’ll still a number of brands use memes in their marketing and communications. That raises the question though, who owns those memes and can companies get in trouble for using them? Well, you can ask the developers of video game Scribblenauts as they were hit with suits from the IP owners of nyan cat and keyboard cat. Derek Allen, attorney with Winthrop & Weinstine and author on DuetsBlog, joins LXBN TV to explain whether or not this is something other businesses should be worried about. Full Story
Buyer Beware: Potential IP Scammers Are in Our Midst
There are few things more annoying than the feeling that you have been duped into paying for something that you neither need nor want. Full Story
Protecting Confidential Information and Client Relationships in the Financial Services Industry Webinar
Please join us for a complimentary webinar entitled Protecting Confidential Information and Client Relationships in the Financial Services Industry on May 23rd at 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. c.s.t. Full Story
The Second Circuit’s Aereo Math: One Copy + One Subscriber ≠ Public Performance
Last week—the week of May 12, 2013—proved to be an eventful week for Aereo. On May 14, 2013, the controversial broadcast television streaming service filed a motion for summary judgment in the Southern District of New York on copyright claims brought by broadcast television networks that Aereo’s service directly infringes the networks’ public performance rights and directly and secondarily infringes their reproduction rights.
Consultation On Consumer Rights Directive
The Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation have published a Consultation Paper on the implementation of the Consumer Rights Directive (2011/83/EU) (the Directive). The Directive must be transposed into national law by EU Member States by 13 December 2013 and must be applied in Member States from 13 June 2014. Full Story
A Question, a Funny and a Curiosity: Three Things Coming from a Trip to New York City
First, the curiosity, when you see a gaggle of characters and then notice they all have “tip purses” in some form with their respective costumes, beware. In a visit with a media company in Times Square (Viacom specifically) we had to pass a few of these characters who were looking to have their photo taken with you. Full Story
New Jersey Assembly Passes Revised Employee Social Media Privacy Bill
The New Jersey General Assembly voted today on a new version of an employee social media privacy bill which incorporates revisions suggested by Governor Chris Christie when he conditionally vetoed the bill on May 6, 2013. Full Story
The Issues of Trademark Infringement and Dilution Go “Wild”
Those of us in a certain age bracket will remember Mutual of Omaha’s “Wild Kingdom” television program that first began in 1963. The Emmy Award-winning show’s first run ended in 1986, and the show went into production again in 2002 for broadcast on the Animal Planet network. Full Story
USPTO Launches New After Final Consideration Pilot Program to Reduce Requests for Continued Examination (RCEs)
In a Federal Register Notice published on May 17, 2013, the USPTO announced After Final Consideration Pilot Program 2.0 (AFCP 2.0) as part of its ongoing efforts to “reduce pendency by reducing the number of Requests for Continued Examination (RCE) and encouraging increased collaboration between the applicant and the examiner to effectively advance the prosecution of the application.” Full Story
