On Monday, July 10, Chris Kopitzke will lead the discussion about a Supreme Court trademark decision concerning a doggie chew toy, along with a copyright case in the Southern District of Florida about dueling artworks featuring bananas and duct tape. In Jack Daniel’s Properties v. VIP Products, No. 22-148 (S. Ct., June 8, 2023), [...]
Please join us for the 24th Annual Supreme Court Review program presented virtually by the ADL and the National Constitution Center on Thursday, July 13, 2023 from 8:45 -11:00 a.m. at SoCal IP Law Group LLP in Westlake Village. We’ll provide coffee and bagels beginning at 8:45 a.m., and the live stream begins at 9:00 [...]
Please join us on Monday, November 7, 2022 at 12:00 pm, where we will discuss the following: Sulzer Mixpac AG v. A&N Trading Co., 988 F.3d 174 (2d Cir. 2021) (decision here) - A&N petitions the Supreme Court for cert based on a final judgment and permanent injunction by the 2nd Circuit on TM [...]
Our weekly SoCal IP Institute meeting on Monday, December 8, 2014 will be a discussion of a recent decision in the N.D Cal regarding trademarks and the First Amendment as well as a WIPO decision regarding a domain dispute: Mil-Spec Monkey, Inc. v. Activision Blizzard, Inc. Case No. 14-cv-02361-RS (ND Cal 11/24/14 ) (available here). In a summary judgment [...]