Category: Intellectual Property

NFT’s and Copyright

NFT’s and Copyright There has been a lot of publicity about NFT’s in recent weeks. Interest in NFT’s has been spurred by the recent sale of an NFT for a work of digital art entitled “Everydays: The First 5000 Days” by the artist Beeple which recently sold for approximately $69 Million through Christie’s auction house. […]

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Center for Auto Safety v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company

In the recent case of Center for Auto Safety v. Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company, the Arizona Court of Appeals explained the legal standard applicable when a court evaluates a request to terminate a protective order sealing documents.

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Supreme Court Says Prohibition Against Scandalous Trademarks Violates First Amendment

On June 24, 2019, the United States Supreme Court issued a ruling holding that the Lanham’s Acts provisions preventing the registration of trademarks that are immoral or scandalous violates the First Amendment. In Iancu v. Brunetti, the Supreme Court specifically directed the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to allow the registration of the term FUCT for […]

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