Intellectual Property
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The Georgia-based comedians behind “Vape: The Musical” asked a New York federal court on Friday to declare their play eligible for protection from copyright infringement claims by the creators of “Grease,” claiming their story is a parody of the iconic theatrical production… Read this piece in its entirety at Law360.
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A New York federal judge on Monday threw out a lawsuit by personal injury firm Cellino & Barnes PC that accused family members of one of its name partners of unlawfully infringing the firm’s well-known trademarks when they launched a rival shop… Read this piece in its entirety at Law360.
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A Manhattan federal judge on Friday tossed a lawsuit alleging BBC, Showtime and others improperly used footage of Whitney Houston’s ex-husband Bobby Brown and the former couple’s now-deceased daughter Bobbi Kristina Brown in a 2017 documentary about the late singer… Read this piece in its entirety at Law360.
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Two former directors of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office joined a pair of retired Federal Circuit chief judges and other prominent figures in signing on to a letter Tuesday urging Congress to pass a law expanding patent eligibility… Read this piece in its entirety at Law360.
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The maker of Sour Patch candies, Mondelez Canada Inc., lodged a lawsuit on Friday in California federal court alleging a company that sells cannabis-infused gummies under the name “Stoney Patch” is infringing its intellectual property… Read this piece in its entirety at Law360.
Mike LaSusa 