Supreme Court Rules Against Andy Warhol Foundation in Copyright Infringement Case
Andy Warhol, Pittsburgh native, died in 1987 and the rock musician Prince died in 2016, but they were at the center of a recent U.S. Supreme Court case, where the court upheld, by a 7-2 vote, the copyright claim of photographer Lynn Goldsmith. The events that...
Congress Passes INFORM Consumers Act to Combat Counterfeiting, Retail Theft
As 2022 drew to a close, Congress passed an Act, with bipartisan support, that will enable the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to enforce requirements geared toward combatting online counterfeit sales. The Act, called the Integrity, Notification and Fairness in Online...
IP Infringement: G7 Nations Pledge Cooperation to Fight IP Infringement but Will It Be Sufficient?
Last month, the heads of the intellectual property (IP) offices in the G7 nations – United States, Canada, France, Germany, Great Britain, Italy, and Japan – along with the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), pledged to work together to promote innovation...
Supreme Court Rules on Booking.com Trademark Case
It’s rare that the Supreme Court issues a trademark or patent decision. Thus, today’s email.On Tuesday, the high court issued an 8-1 ruling that sided with the online travel agency Booking.com, allowing it to trademark its name.The decision will have a ripple effect...