Intellectual Property Archives - Above the Law

Meta Facing The Patent Music?

Gaston Kroub — Tue, 28 Feb 2023 17:21:52 +0000

Facebook has had lots of luck when it comes to patents, but its luck may have just run out.

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Why Did Burberry All But Stop Using Its Famous Check Pattern In The 2000s?

DHANI MAU - FASHIONISTA — Tue, 21 Feb 2023 18:13:55 +0000

The Christopher Bailey era was relatively check-free, but behind the scenes...

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3 Takeaways From The Lex Machina 2023 Patent Report

Gaston Kroub — Tue, 21 Feb 2023 16:44:50 +0000

A little less than half of the damages awarded in 2020 have already been reversed on appeal, which may not bode very well for big verdicts achieved in 2021 and 2022 as well.

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NFT IP Risks Get Real In MetaBirkins Case

Gaston Kroub — Tue, 14 Feb 2023 20:15:57 +0000

In short, Rothschild has no problem painting Hermes as a hypocritical trademark bully, so obsessive about protecting its bottom line that the company was willing to make an example of someone making an artistic statement using an iconic luxury item as a reference point.

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Raising Arizona

Gaston Kroub — Tue, 07 Feb 2023 16:48:46 +0000

In brutal professions like the NFL -- and IP legal practice -- anyone who has gotten to the point of playing at the highest level was only able to do so by demonstrating talent, resilience, and a bit of luck.

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Lizzo’s Epic Trademark Win

Kathryn Rubino — Fri, 03 Feb 2023 23:18:24 +0000

I'll be ready to buy that merch.

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Houston Again Promises To Launch Litigation Funding Discussion

Gaston Kroub — Tue, 31 Jan 2023 19:44:26 +0000

One of the things that makes litigation funding so interesting, of course, is the continued innovation in the space.

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Stripes For All After Verdict In Thom Browne Trial

Gaston Kroub — Tue, 17 Jan 2023 19:46:52 +0000

Thom Browne will likely continue to press as much juice from its victory fruit as possible.

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Sanofi CEO: We Don’t Have A Leaky Bathtub

ARUNDHATI PARMAR - MEDCITY NEWS — Thu, 12 Jan 2023 18:46:19 +0000

In a media briefing during the J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference in San Francisco, Paul Hudson said unlike Sanofi, large pharma companies with top-selling drugs have a portfolio akin to a leaky bathtub because in a few years, they will have to replace much of that revenue as drug patents expire.

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A Fashionable Fracas: Adidas Wages War Over Use Of 3-Stripe Trademark

Scott Alan Burroughs — Wed, 11 Jan 2023 20:15:47 +0000

It will be up to the jury and Judge Jed S. Rakoff, one of the Southern District’s most well-known jurists, to make the final call.

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