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Supreme Court to Review Whether Title VII Covers Claims for Gender Identity and Sexual Orientation Discrimination
The Supreme Court today agreed to hear three cases on the issue of whether gay and transgender workers are protected…
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Supreme Court Decides Copyright “Registration/Application” Split by Requiring Actual Registration
The U.S. Supreme Court has now ruled that a copyright owner can only file a complaint for copyright infringement after…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Employment Update: Supreme Court Finds Independent Truckers Not Subject to Arbitration under Federal Arbitration Act Exemption
In a rare, but limited, win for employees on the issue of arbitration of employment disputes, a unanimous Supreme Court…
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Intellectual Property Update: Supreme Court Agrees to Review Appellate Decision Striking Down the Federal Trademark Law’s Ban on Registration of “Immoral” or “Scandalous” Trademarks
As I reported previously, following the Supreme Court’s landmark ruling that the Lanham Act’s statutory bar to registration of “disparaging”…
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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…
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PTO’s Newly-Minted Money Grab: Why do I have to pay the PTO’s fees when its examiner blew it?
Trademark and patent applicants and practitioners have grown used to (and weary of) ever-increasing Patent and Trademark Office fees,…
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RPJ Partner Larry Brocchini Selected as 2018 Super Lawyer
RPJ congratulates Litigation, Employment and Intellecutal Propery Partner Larry Brocchini on his selection as a 2018 New York Metro Super…
