2018 Patent, Copyright & Trademark Legal Updates
2018 Patent, Copyright & Trademark Legal Updates
2018 Patent, Copyright & Trademark Legal Updates
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U.S. Postal Service Liable for Copyright Infringement of Las Vegas Statue of Liberty
June 29, 2018 In Davidson v. United States, a sculptor successfully sued the federal government, specifically the U.S. Postal Service, for infringing his sculpture of the Statue of Liberty in Las Vegas by utilizing it on a postage stamp without permission.
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Supreme Court Says Patent Act Permits Claim for Foreign Lost Profits
June 22, 2018 The Supreme Court will allow patent owners to recover lost foreign profits under Section 271(f)(2) of the Patent Act.
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Online Use of Copyrighted Photograph Found "Fair" Despite Its Commercial Purposes
June 11, 2018 Federal court in case of Brammer v. Violent Hues Productions finds fair use in commercial use of photograph.
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Appellate Court Finds That TVEyes Infringed on Fox's Copyright
February 27, 2018 Federal court in the Second Circuit finds that media company infringed on Fox News Network's copyrighted content by aiming to ‘repurpose’ it.