In a recent article for Success.com, RPJ’s Nafsika Karavida explores the escalating trademark dispute between WordPress founder Matt Mullenweg and hosting provider WP Engine. She provides valuable insight into the legal complexities of the case and the potential impact on businesses that depend on the open-source CMS. The article describes...
By Gregory P. Feit Last month, in 1-800 Contacts, Inc. v. JAND, Inc., DBA Warby Parker, the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit addressed whether purchasing a competitor’s trademarks in the context of keyword search advertising amounts to trademark infringement. Adopting what it termed the “consensus view,”...
On October 30, 2024, RPJ’s Nafsika Karavida will be a featured speaker at the upcoming event: “Immigration and Employment Issues – How European and US Citizens Navigate Living & Working Across the Pond,” hosted by the European American Chamber of Commerce. Having worked with clients in both the U.S. and...
By Ethan Krasnoo This month, the producers and sound engineer behind Fleetwood Mac’s recordings filed a lawsuit alleging that the playwright David Adjmi and other related parties infringed their copyright in the memoir Making Rumours with Adjmi’s currently running Broadway play, Stereophonic. Notably, Stereophonic has garnered significant acclaim, winning five...
By Gregory P. Feit Recently, in Kemp v. Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.,[1] the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit ruled that an employer can violate the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) merely by discouraging an employee’s request for FMLA leave, even if the employer ends up granting...
By Ethan Krasnoo Music is having a profound moment of revolution. Gone are the days where Mp3s and CDs defined the industry. Today, artificial intelligence can compose and perform songs tailored to your chosen style and subject matter. Recently, I explored this myself on Suno.com, where I requested AI generated...
By Nicole Page Last Wednesday, in the case of Sara Caruso v. Delta Air Lines Inc., in a split decision the second United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit upheld Delta's dismissal of former employee Sara Caruso's lawsuit. The lawsuit, in which Caruso had originally sued Delta in...
By Daniel Jason Ain and Ariana Zhao Tensions between creators and artificial intelligence (“AI”) companies continue to run high, fueling ongoing litigation.[1] In the latest win for creators, a class of visual artists survived a motion to dismiss their copyright infringement claims.[2] Last year, our colleagues wrote about the copyright...
By Gregory P. Feit Our Firm has previously reported (here and here) on the Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act of 2021 (“EFAA”; 9 U.S.C. §§ 401-402), which invalidates and renders unenforceable, at the election of a complainant, pre-dispute arbitration agreements in cases relating to sexual...
By Jill Kahn Marshall and Anna Beckelman In April 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a final rule banning noncompete agreements nationwide, with the intent of “protecting the fundamental freedom of workers to change jobs, increasing innovation, and fostering new business formation.” While the ban is set to take...