Hung Up on Appeal: Patent, Trademark & Trade Dress Claims for Hookless Shower Curtains Please join us on Monday, October 6, 2025, at noon for a discussion of the recent decision made by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in Focus Products Group International, LLC v. Kartri Sales Co., No. 23-1446 (Fed. [...]
Trademark Infringement and § 512(h) Subpoenas Please join us on Monday, September 22, 2025, at noon, where we will discuss two recent decisions made by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. Firstly, in Trader Joe's Company v. Trader Joes United, No. 24-720 (9th Cir. 2025), the court reversed the district court's dismissal of the complaint, [...]
Expletives and SAD Schemes Please join us Monday, September 8, 2025, at noon where we will discuss the recent decision made by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in In re Brunetti, No. 2023-1539 (Fed. Cir. Aug. 26, 2025) where the court reversed the TTAB's decision due to a lack of clear [...]
Please join us on Monday, August 25, 2025, where we will discuss: Design patent – Extension of utility patent Case: In Re FLOYD, No. 23-2395 (Fed. Cir. 2025) and Trade Secret Law primer Guy Cumberbatch, of counsel to SoCalIP, will lead the discussion.
Surviving §101 and Keeping Trade Secrets...Secret Please join us Monday, August 18, 2025, at noon where we will discuss the recent decision made by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in Powerblock, Inc. v. iFit, Inc., No. 24-1177 (Fed. Cir. 2025) where the court reversed the district court's determination that PowerBlock's patent [...]
Not So Cozy Prosecution History and Likeness Please join us Monday, August 04, 2025, at noon where we will discuss the recent decision made by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in Top Brand LLC v. Cozy Comfort Co., No. 24-2191 (Fed. Cir. 2025) where the court found in favor of Top [...]
Copyright in the Input, Uncertainty in the Output: Navigating the Legal Grey Zone of AI Training In the era of artificial intelligence ("AI"), and more specifically software services based on large language models ("LLM"), the legal grey area may have just become a little less grey. Two recent orders issued by two Judges for the [...]
Trademark and Copyright Limits: Lessons from Eleanor and Rapunzel Please join us Monday, June 09, 2025, at noon where we will discuss two recent decisions made by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, and the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals. Eleanor vs. Shelby: The Legal Showdown Over a Hollywood Legend [...]
Trademarks - False Connections and the Color Green Please join us Monday, May 19, 2025, at noon where we will discuss two recent decisions made by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. In In Re Thomas D. Foster APC, No. 23-1527 (Fed. Cir. 2025), the Fed. Cir. affirmed the TTAB’s refusal of Thomas [...]
Descriptive Marks and Patent Provisional Rights Please join us Monday, April 14, 2025, at noon where we will discuss two recent decisions made by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, one dealing with the long-felt distinctiveness issue and the other dealing with post-expiration issuance of a patent. In In re Forest, No. [...]