Intellectual Property Law

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Author: Sheppard Mullin is an 480-attorney law firm with offices in California, New York, Shanghai and Washington, D.C. It also writes Antitrust Law, Bankruptcy and Restructuring, Corporate and Securities Law, ESOP Law, Fashion and Apparel Law, FCC Law, AdBriefs, Labor and Employment Law and Real Estate and Construction Law.

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Recent Posts from Intellectual Property Law

The National Geographic Gets The Picture
A recent en banc ruling of the 11th Circuit helps to clarify and solidify a media-neutral trend in copyright law while adding certainty to what publishers may do with valuable libraries of outdated paper. Such…
Summary Judgment in Favor of Fiji Water - "Bottled At the Source" Held Generic
On July 16, 2008, the Northern District of California dismissed on summary judgment a lawsuit brought by the company that manufactures, markets and sells Crystal Geyser bottled water (CG Roxane LLC) against Fiji Water Company…
Patent Suit Brings Question of Immunity Before Supreme Court
The Supreme Court may soon consider an issue of sovereign immunity that, depending on the outcome, could open the door to private patent holder lawsuits against state governments. Attorneys for Biomedical Patent Management Corp. (BPM),…
Solicitation by Domain Name Registrar in Asia
The following is a typical solicitation letter from a domain name registrar in China or Hong Kong. Such letters are often sent indiscriminately en masse to registrants of .com domains. “Halliton Holdings, Inc.” is usually…
S.D.N.Y Holds eBay Not Liable in Closely Watched Trademark Case
In a July 14, 2008, decision addressing the issue of who bears the burden in policing counterfeiting on online auction sites, Judge Richard J. Sullivan of the Southern District of New York held that "it…
Injunctions in Trademark and Copyright Infringement Cases: Trending Against the Irreparable Harm Presumption?
Since the Supreme Court's decision in eBay v. Merc-Exchange, IP plaintiffs who plan on relying on the presumption of irreparable harm when seeking injunctive relief (whether a TRO, preliminary or permanent) may want to rethink…
Meshworks, Inc. v. Toyota Motor Sales U.S.A.: Good News and Bad News for Creators of New Media Works
On June 17, 2008, the Tenth Circuit handed both good news and bad news to creators of new media works, with the bad news coming first....
D.C. Circuit Overturns FTC Rambus Decision
There has been an important decision in the antitrust litigation against Rambus for failing to disclose patents to JEDEC, a standard setting body (SSO). In Rambus v. FTC, No. 07-1086 (D.C. Cir. 2008), the D.C.…
Dilemma for Foreign Enterprises Running E-sports Games in China
Electronic sports games (“E-sports games”) have been developing at an extremely high speed, forming a sports storm sweeping over the entire world. With E-sports games gaining tremendous popularity in China, more and more foreign companies…
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House Okays Watered Down PRO IP Act June 1, 2008, World Law Media Patent Pools April 21, 2008, New York Law Journal Court Finds Famous Foreign Trademarks Protectable February 1, 2008, AsiaLaw Leadership Liability: Protecting…