Trademark and patent applicants and practitioners have grown used to (and weary of) ever-increasing Patent and Trademark Office [PTO] fees, particularly since Congress mandated that the PTO’s operations be self-funded. But, even the most cynical PTO practitioner might be surprised at the ingenuity of the PTO Director’s latest revenue generating...
As discussed in my prior article, “Exploring the Role of Defamation in the #MeToo Narrative,” defamation has played a central role throughout the development of the #MeToo movement to advantage both the accused and the accusers. For the accusers, claiming defamation by the harasser has, on occasion, served as a...
RPJ is excited to announce the publication of two new books with contributions from our team! The long-awaited Wiley Handbook on the Aging Mind and Brain, published in March by John Wiley & Sons, Inc., includes a credited chapter written by RPJ Partner Helen Diana "Heidi" Reavis with Alison Roh Park...
Last November, Sold Magazine published an article about graffiti as artwork and the 5Pointz art space and trial. Sold had asked RPJ Partner Mark H. Moore to explain the application of the Visual Artists Rights Act to graffiti art and, more specifically, developments in the Cohen et al v. G&M Realty...
In a closely watched case involving New York’s statutory right of privacy, New York’s highest court shot down Lindsay Lohan’s claim that she was featured in the “Grand Theft Auto V” (“GTAV”) video game without permission. The former child star, now 31, argued that “Lacey Jonas,” a “really famous” “actress...
On November 1, Sold Magazine published an article about graffiti as artwork and the 5Pointz art space and trial. Sold asked RPL Partner Mark H. Moore to weigh in on the application of the Visual Artists Rights Act to graffiti art and, specifically, developments in the lawsuit challenging the destruction of...
A buyer of a business is often concerned about whether the buyer will be faced with liability for legal claims arising from past operations of the business. Under state law this “successor liability” is often minimized by structuring the sale of the business as a sale of assets alone, coupled...
For immediate release Female Attorney, Promised Family-Friendly Workplace, Sues Large New York Firm for Discrimination, Harassment and Retaliation Former Goldberg Segalla lawyer and mother punished for following firm practices, fired after protesting firm partner’s discrimination and harassment campaign August 31, 2016, New York, NY – Today, New York City-based law...
For immediate release: Morgan Stanley Motion to Dismiss Denied in Whistleblower Suit Bank Must Face Dodd-Frank and Sarbanes-Oxley Claims for Firing Brokers in 2011 July 14, 2016, New York, NY – Yesterday, a judge in the United States District Court of the Southern District of New York denied Morgan Stanley’s...
Recently, a divided panel of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a copyright decision in favor of the pop star Madonna. The plaintiff, VMG Salsoul, LLC, alleged that Madonna and producer Shep Pettibone improperly copied a 0.23 second segment of horn hits from Salsoul’s song Love Break and used...