by Manija Sidiqi | Sep 7, 2021 | Article
On July 22, 2021, the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (“Court of Appeals”) reversed decisions of the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (“PTAB”) that certain claims of U.S. Patent Number 7,122,609 to Earnest, Jr. et al. (“‘609 patent”) and U.S....
by Samantha Pendley | Jul 9, 2021 | Article
The Music Modernization Act, (“MMA”) was introduced on April 10, 2018 to update the copyright laws to ensure statutory licensing is more impartial for creators and efficient for digital music providers. There are three key titles of this Act: Musical Works...
by Manija Sidiqi | Jul 8, 2021 | Article
At the very end of an already tumultuous 2020, the Supreme Court of Florida issued a decision on December 31, 2020, adopting the federal summary judgment standard. In that opinion, rather than making substantial changes to the text of Florida Rule of Civil Procedure...
by Samantha Pendley | Jul 2, 2021 | Article
On June 01, 2021, the Supreme Court of the United States granted certiorari for a matter of first impression and to review a circuit split regarding Copyright Law. The petition was granted for the Unicolors, Inc. v. H&M Hennes & Mauritz, LP Lawsuit and the...
by Tim O'Keeffe | Jun 11, 2021 | Article
Until this year, copyright infringement actions could only be brought in federal district court. 28 U.S.C. §1338(a). There was no small-claims court with jurisdiction to hear copyright claims in the United States. The problem, first recognized by Congress in 2011, is...
by John R. Beyer | Jan 26, 2021 | Article
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) recently increased certain filing fees as result of the biennial review of fees and costs, which began in December of 2018. These fee increases became effective January 02, 2021. The fees effected include both...
