Enforcing Your Company’s Trademark Rights: Opposition and Cancellation Proceedings

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This blog is the eighth in a series that Finkel Law Group is publishing to provide our readers with a broad overview of trademark law in the United States.  Protecting your company’s trademarks doesn’t always require litigation in federal court.  The U.S. Trademark Office provides an administrative process for challenging pending trademark applications and existing …Read more

United States Supreme Court Addresses Corporate Separateness and Defendant’s Profits Under the Federal Lanham Act for Trademark Infringement

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On February 26, 2025, the United States Supreme Court issued its opinion in Dewberry Group, Inc v. Dewberry Engineers, Inc.  In doing so the Court reaffirmed the legal protections afforded to separately formed, organized and governed corporations.  The case raised the question of whether a court could order disgorgement of profits for trademark infringement from …Read more

Enforcing Your Company’s Trademark Rights: Remedies for Infringement and Principal Defenses to Infringement Claims

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This blog is the seventh in a series that Finkel Law Group is publishing to provide our readers with a broad overview of trademark law in the United States.  Once a trademark owner initiates an infringement claim, understanding the potential remedies and defenses is critical.  Remedies for trademark infringement can include injunctive relief, monetary damages, …Read more

Enforcing Your Company’s Trademark Rights: Infringement Litigation

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This blog is the sixth in a series that Finkel Law Group is publishing to provide our readers with a broad overview of trademark law in the United States.  In the United States, to maintain your legal rights in your trademarks, you must be diligent in protecting your marks by taking appropriate enforcement action against …Read more

Trade Secret Litigation: What Your Business Needs to Know to Protect its Valuable Trade Secrets

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In the digital age in which we live and work and conduct business, the protection of trade secrets has become a pressing concern for companies operating across all sectors of the global economy and in jurisdictions around the world. Whether it’s proprietary algorithms, client lists, product formulas or specialized manufacturing processes, trade secrets are often …Read more

Copyright Ownership of Generative AI Work Product In Major International Jurisdictions

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Generative artificial intelligence (AI) tools can produce a vast range of new content in a remarkably short period of time.  The output may include software code, text, audio, images and video.  For business owners like you the speed with which AI produces rems of work product in response to a user prompt is simply breathtaking, …Read more

U.S. District Court Confirms ‘Human Authorship’ Required for Copyright Protection and Sets Copyright Boundary for AI-Generated Works

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On August 18, 2023, Judge Beryl A. Howell of the US District Court for the District of Columbia issued a first-of-its-kind federal court decision in Thaler v. Perlmutter et al., agreeing with the U.S. Copyright Office that works generated entirely by artificial intelligence are not copyrightable for lack of human authorship.  The court rejected the plaintiff’s argument …Read more

How to License Your Company’s Copyrights to Maximize Their Financial Value

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When your company owns valuable copyrights, licensing them to customers over and over again is a powerful way to generate revenue, expand your business into new markets, and solidify your company’s presence in those markets.  To truly maximize the financial value of your copyrighted works, however, it’s crucial to approach copyright licensing with a strategic …Read more

The Role of IP Due Diligence in Mergers and Acquisitions Transactions

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In today’s rapidly evolving business landscape, intellectual property (“IP”) plays a critical role in the operation, valuation and success of many companies, particularly in the technology sectors. Whether you’re a technology start-up eyeing expansion or an established technology company looking to diversify into new markets and products, mergers and acquisitions transactions (“M&A”) can provide your …Read more