by Ben Bira | Apr 21, 2020 | Copyrights, Trademarks
Companies participating in the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs have certain restrictions to their intellectual property rights if they receive funding from the federal government through their SBIR/STTR...
by Kyri Tsircou | May 22, 2018 | Client Counseling, Copyrights, Trademarks
On May 14, 2018, the Supreme Court handed down a decision striking down the federal prohibition on sports betting. This decision allows states to begin offering legal sports betting, in accordance with the state laws they develop. With many states, such as New Jersey,...
by Kyri Tsircou | May 22, 2018 | Client Counseling, Copyrights
One of the largest, and fastest growing, multimedia industries is the field of video games. With greater popularity and revenues comes stronger enforcement, and this increased enforcement is starting to run right up against one of the oldest plagues for game...
by Kyri Tsircou | Jan 23, 2017 | Client Counseling, Copyrights
In November of 2016 Amazon filed lawsuits against counterfeiters and infringers for the first time in its 20-year history. This follows on the heels of Amazon’s announcement in August of 2016 that they would be stepping up enforcement measures against counterfeit...
by Kyri Tsircou | Nov 23, 2016 | Client Counseling, Copyrights
GIF’s, or short looping video clips, ubiquitously populate the Internet and have quickly become a new form of communication unto themselves. Usually these short looping videos borrow clips from popular television shows, movies, or video of cultural figures, or in...
by Kyri Tsircou | Nov 23, 2016 | Client Counseling, Copyrights
In a case heard by the Supreme Court on October 31st this year, Star Athletica, LLC v. Varsity Brands, Inc., basic premises of copyright law was up for dispute. At the heart of this case is a dispute between two manufactures of cheerleading uniforms, Star Athletica...
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