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On July 23, 2025, in a significant update for the evolving intersection of intellectual property and blockchain technology, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued a unanimous opinion affirming cr ...

Authors: Alex Anfuso & Eleanor M. Lackman In Carroll Shelby Licensing v. Halicki, No. 23-4008 (May 27, 2025), the Ninth Circuit recently weighed in again on the scope of copyright protection for characters, denying ...

Author: James D. Berkley Amidst a level of intrigue rare to the Library of Congress and U.S. Copyright Office, on Friday, May 9, the Copyright Office released a detailed 108-page report containing its most extended disc ...

Author: Franklin F. Franco On February 26, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a unanimous decision in Dewberry Group Inc. v. Dewberry Engineers Inc. that reaffirms a key limitation in trademark remedies: courts cannot ...

The new year is bringing with it some major fee increases from the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office (USPTO) for certain key aspects for trademark filings and other trademark prosecution. Nearly all go into effect on Ja ...

Authors: Karin Pagnanelli & Stacey Chuvaieva Earlier this week, the Ninth Circuit affirmed a District Court’s decision in Heckman v. Live Nation Entertainment Inc., finding that the delegation clause of Ticketmast ...