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Court Finds Lace Design Copyrightable in Firm Defeat of Summary Judgment Motion

Amster, Rothstein & Ebenstein, LLP attorneys successfully defended against a summary judgment motion brought by defendants to a copyright infringement action regarding plaintiff’s copyrighted lace design. In a decision issued on July 16, 2015, a judge in the Southern District of New York rejected defendant’s arguments that the registered design was unenforceable and unprotectable.  The […]

Trade Mark Tacking A Factual Question For The Jury

Hana Financial, Inc v Hana Bank, United States Supreme Court, No 13-1211, 574 US __ (21 Jan 2015) Abstract The US Supreme Court confirms that trade mark tacking is a question of fact to be resolved by the fact-finder (typically the jury) rather than a question of law to be resolved by the court. Legal […]