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Court strikes down Lanham Act’s bar on registration of ‘immoral’ or ‘scandalous’ marks
Like the previously invalidated bar on "disparaging" marks, the "immoral/scandalous" marks prohibition violated the First Amendment as a viewpoint-based restriction on free speech.
Purported co-author of 1978 song estopped from now claiming sole authorship
Although the litigant was unsuccessful in her prior litigation, allowing her to proceed now by asserting facts completely opposite to those she asserted earlier would create the perception that the...
Copyright infringement claims over InfoWars’ use of photographer’s photos survive dismissal
The Ninth Circuit’s Perfect 10 precedent regarding the "display" of images did not protect the owner of the InfoWars website from direct copyright infringement claims...
Samsung’s IPR challenge to touchpad detection patent reinstated
Samsung presented sufficient evidence that the challenged claims of patent directed to a multi-input touchpad would have been obvious in light of two prior art combinations.
Appeal of ITC ruling for imported ATMs moot; character recognition infringement upheld
Appeal of ITC ruling of patent infringement was partially dismissed as moot because patent expired before appellate review.