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RPJ Partner Nicole Page Moderates Realscreen Panel

On January 30, RPJ Partner Nicole Page moderated a panel at the Realscreen Summit 2019 discussing new laws affecting production companies and examining legislative changes effective since #MeToo. “The More You Know: Avoiding Liability in the Production Workplace” covered new laws on sexual harassment, paid family leave, pay equity and worker misclassification for production companies who...

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Can I Copyright My Funky Dance Moves? Ask Intellectual Property Attorney Larry Brocchini

The recent filing of a federal copyright infringement lawsuit by Alfonso Ribeiro—“Carlton” on The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air and YouTube celebrity, famous for "the Carlton,” his arm-swinging movements to the Tom Jones diddy "It’s Not Unusual"—raises the question of whether and to what extent choreographed dance moves can by copyrighted...

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UPDATE: PTO Director Seeks Supreme Court Review of Federal Circuit Decision Denying PTO Recovery of Attorneys’ Fees

As an update of my report from last month on the circuit split on the issue of the recovery of the United States Patent and Trademark Office’s attorneys’ fees in connection with district court review of denials of trademark and patent applications, the PTO Director filed a petition for certiorari...

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