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UPDATE: Supreme Court Agrees to Determine Legality of PTO’s Recovery of Attorneys’ Fees in Review of Denials of Applications

As an update of my reporting concerning the United States Patent and Trademark Office’s controversial policy of seeking to recover attorneys’ fees in connection with district court review of denials of trademark and patent applications, the Supreme Court today granted the petition for certiorari in Iancu v. Nantkwest and agreed...

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Intellectual Property Update: As Predicted, Copyright Office Denies the “Carlton” Copyright Registration and Raises Ownership Questions

Recent developments in the copyright infringement lawsuit brought by Alfonso Ribeiro, known for playing Carlton on The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, against video game maker Epic Games confirm the questions raised in my prior post as to whether Ribeiro could register a copyright in the Carlton dance and bring a...

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“Free Solo” Wins Best Documentary Oscar

Last night, Sunday, February 24, at the 91st Annual Academy Awards, Free Solo won the Oscar for Best Documentary for co-producers and directors Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin. The film features professional climber Alex Honnold and his 2017 free solo ascent and the first-ever successful completion of the Freerider climbing...

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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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RPJ Partner Lawrence Brocchini and Special Counsel Frederick R. Fucci Represent Vandegrift Freight Forwarding in Sale to Maersk

Reavis Page Jump LLP is pleased to announce that it acted as counsel to Clark, New Jersey-based Vandegrift Forwarding Company, Inc. in its sale to an affiliate of Danish shipper A.P. Moeller-Maersk A/S.  RPJ Special Counsel Frederick R. Fucci and RPJ Partner Lawrence Brocchini negotiated the Purchase and Sale Agreement...

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“Free Solo” Wins BAFTA for Best Documentary

On Sunday, February 10, Free Solo won the award for Best Documentary at the 72nd Annual British Academy Film Awards (BAFTAs). The National Geographic documentary features professional climber Alex Honnold and his 2017 free solo ascent and the first-ever successful free solo completion of the Freerider climbing route on El...

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