The United States Patent and Trademark Office invites comments about the extent to which the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board should become more directly involved in settlement discussions concerning inter partes proceedings such as trademark oppositions, cancellations and concurrent use cases. Written comments must be received on or before June...
RPL Partner Helen D. ("Heidi") Reavis is teaching a seminar at Fordham University School of Law this semester titled Sexuality and the Law. With an emphasis on constitutional doctrines, including equal protection, due process/privacy, and freedom of speech and association, the seminar addresses how legal rights, protections, and deprivations based...
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ("EEOC") has announced final regulations to implement the ADA Amendments Act ("ADAAA"). As explained in the EEOC's press release, "[T]he regulations are designed to simplify the determination of who has a 'disability' and make it easier for people to establish that they are protected...
Just announced yesterday on Publishers Weekly, RPL clients Jessica Massa and Rebecca Wiegand have signed a book deal with Simon & Schuster. The concept of their book deals with romance and dating in the modern world and builds on their coined term, the 'Gaggle'. Congratulations Jessica and Rebecca!
On March 1, 2011, the National Women’s Law Center and the American Civil Liberties Union, joined by the Women's City Club of New York and 31 other organizations, filed an amicus brief in the U.S. Supreme Court in the case, WAL-MART STORES, INC. v. BETTY DUKES, et al., in support...
Regulations implementing the Americans with Disabilities Act have been revised by the U.S. Department of Justice with an effective date of March 15, 2011. The U.S. Department of Justice has released a handy guide to assist business owners in understanding how the regulations apply to them: ADA Update: A Primer...
Congratulations to RPL client Anna Holmes for her recent New York Times article entitled, "The Disposable Woman," published on March 3, 2011. The article can be found online at the following link: "The Disposable Woman."
RPL attorney Nicole Page had the pleasure of attending the 42nd NAACP Image Awards in Los Angeles, California, on Friday, March 4, 2011. For more details regarding the NAACP Image Awards nominees and honorees, please visit the NAACP Image Awards website.
RPL client Jill Schlesinger, Anchor and Editor-at-Large for www.CBSMoneyWatch.com and frequent financial commentator on CBS News and CBS Early Show is hitting the air waves with her new syndicated call-in radio show on CBS entitled, "Jill on Money." Look for a follow up announcement by RPL attorney Deena R. Merlen about...
Our firm congratulates our client Engel Entertainment on its new series, Artifact or Fiction, airing on Discovery Channel on Tuesdays at 10:00 PM EST, starting Tuesday, February 22 (check your local listings). In Artifact or Fiction, university professors Dr. Jason De León and Dr. Kirk French meet everyday Americans who...