ARE Trademark Law Alert: Supreme Court Holds That Willfulness Is Not Required for an Award of Profits in Federal Trademark Infringement Cases Brought Under 15 U.S.C. § 1125(a)
On April 23, 2020, the Supreme Court unanimously decided that trademark infringers may be liable for their profits in actions brought under 15 U.S.C. § 1125(a), even if they did not violate the law willfully. Romag Fasteners, Inc. v. Fossil Group, Inc., No. 18-1233, Slip op. at 3, 7 (U.S. Apr. 23, 2020). This decision […]
ARE Copyright Law Alert: Supreme Court Holds That Official State Codes Are in the Public Domain and Not Copyrightable
In a 5-4 decision on April 27, 2020, the U.S. Supreme Court found that the government edicts doctrine (which generally holds that works authored by certain federal public officials in the course of their official duties are in the copyright public domain) applies to the States, territories, and the District of Columbia. Georgia v. Public.Resource.Org, […]