Joy Wang (US)

Willfulness not required for profits awards in trademark infringement suits

By Tim Kenny (US), Felicia Boyd (US) and Joy Wang (US) on April 24, 2020 Posted in Trademark

A trademark infringement suit is not required to show willful infringement as a precondition to a disgorgement of the infringers’ profits.… Continue reading

Supreme Court settles trademark Circuit split

By Susan Ross (US) and Joy Wang (US) on May 23, 2019 Posted in Trademark

On May 20, 2019, the US Supreme Court ruled that a licensor’s rejection of a trademark license in bankruptcy does not terminate the licensee’s right to continue using the licensed mark. Mission Product Holdings Inc. v. Tempnology LLC, 587 US __ (2019). The decision brings trademarks into alignment with how patents and copyrights are already … Continue reading

When can you sue for copyright infringement in the US?

By Joy Wang (US) on March 12, 2019 Posted in Copyright

On March 4, 2019, the U.S. Supreme Court settled a split between federal appeals courts regarding when a copyright owner may sue for copyright infringement.… Continue reading