Tag archives: United States

U.S. Supreme Court sides with Google and ends software copyright battle

By Allie Porter (US) and Felicia Boyd (US) on April 14, 2021 Posted in Copyright

The Supreme Court ruled on whether Google’s copying of Oracle's Java SE API program was a protected “fair use” under US copyright law.… Continue reading

Testing and trade secrets: marketing may eliminate rights

By Sean Patrick McGinley (US) on February 26, 2021 Posted in Advertising, Intellectual Property

Marketing testing procedures and results often provides compelling data to influence customer decisions. But, doing so may impede potential trade secret misappropriation claims. As further described below, a federal court recently granted summary judgment against a trade secret misappropriation claim because the company advertised information about testing equipment, operations, and outcomes. (S&G Labs Hawaii v. … Continue reading

Late-night law may have big impact on IP owners

By Tim Kenny (US), Alicia Groos (US), Sean Patrick McGinley (US) and Saul Perloff (US) on December 28, 2020 Posted in Copyright, Trademark

In a last minute effort to avoid a government shutdown, on December 21, 2020 Congress passed the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021.… Continue reading

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

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