Charles Macedo, David Goldberg, Chloe Vizzone, and Jamie Zipper Co-Author Article For IP Watchdog, Entitled “Ninth Circuit Decision on NIL Statute of Limitations Risks Havoc and Needs to Be Reheard”

Ninth Circuit Decision on NIL Statute of Limitations Risks Havoc and Needs to Be Reheard "On November 21, 2024, Cody Allen Easterday filed a Petition for Rehearing En Banc in Cody Allen Easterday v. Tyson Fresh Meats Inc., No. 23-3836. Easterday’s case involves a timely and important issue regarding his name, photograph, and likeness rights […]

IP Watchdog Reports on Amici Backing Island IP’s Argument That Federal Courts Are Improperly Using Procedural Rules

"On Friday, November 22, the U.S. Supreme Court received several amicus briefs as well as the respondent’s brief in Island Intellectual Property LLC v. TD Ameritrade, Inc., a case challenging the federal judiciary’s application of procedural rules in patent cases. The petition argues that both district courts and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the […]

Law 360 Reports on TD Ameritrade Urging the High Court To Reject Patent Case

Charles R. Macedo, an attorney for Island IP, said in a statement it was happy with the amicus briefs and that the petition raises important questions. "TD Ameritrade’s response only reinforces the need for the Supreme Court to grant certiorari on the Federal Circuit’s overuse of Local Rule 36," Macedo said. "Like their arguments to […]

Patently-O Reports on Federal Circuit’s Practice of issuing No-Opinion Summary Affirmances in Patent Cases

Island Intellectual Property "The Island IP petition has garnered substantial amicus support, with three friend-of-the-court briefs and also a responsive brief from Ameritrade all filed in late November 2024. These submissions highlight distinct but complementary concerns about Federal Circuit practice, particularly focusing on the court’s frequent use of Rule 36 affirmances in patent cases." Click […]