Nancy Axilrod, IP and Litigation Guru
On November 10, Nancy Axilrod came to NYU to talk about her work as a litigator, in house lawyer, and currently her work as General Counsel, for Tapestry, Inc. She…
When Are Artists “Featured” In Songs?
On November 15, 2016, Canadian artist Able “The Weeknd” Tesfaye released his third studio album, titled “Starboy”. The album contains 18 tracks, all of which credit Tesfaye as a writer.…
An Unstoppable Force Meets an Immovable Object: A Glimpse at the Emerging Effects of the DMCA’s Anti-Circumvention Provision on the Internet of Things
Next year will mark the twentieth anniversary of the passage of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (“DMCA”), Congress’s controversial response to novel copyright protection issues posed by digital media and…
Matal v. Tam and Disparaging Trademarks
Simon Tam, “I’d be happy to send [Redskins or Daniel Snyder] some legal bills.” Simon Tam, the front man of a Portland based dance-rock band named “The Slants”, filed…
Interview: Professor Fromer and the Star Athletica case
In this interview, Jeanne Fromer, professor at NYU School of Law, discusses her experience filing an amicus brief in the Star Athletica, L.L.C. v. Varsity Brands, Inc. case decided this…
Speaking About Politics: A Fireable Offense?
President Trump’s remarks that NFL owners should fire players who chose to kneel during the national anthem and White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders’ statement that Jemele Hill’s tweets…
Will Allergan’s Questionable New Licensing Tactic Kill Inter Partes Review?
In 2015, Allergan, a powerhouse pharmaceutical company, filed suit against generic companies for patent infringement. Allergan, Inc. v. TEVA Pharms. USA, Inc., No. 2:15-cv-1455-WCB (E.D. Tex. Oct. 16, 2017) hosted…
Descriptive There, Trademarked Here: An “Ugg”-ly Dispute
It is widely accepted in the United States that generic and descriptive terms cannot be trademarked. So what happens when a descriptive word from a foreign country makes its way…
Theatrical Parody in an Age of Uncertain Fair Use in the Second Circuit
Fair use doctrine has been challenged and stretched by the technological leaps and bounds of recent years. In the recent Second Circuit case, Author’s Guild v. Google, the court grappled…
Video Games: A Growing Market and its Intellectual Property Needs
The video game industry is a rapidly growing market. The rising prize pools of video game tournaments and the popularity of streaming personalities are just a couple of the signs…