Copyright Law Alert: New Copyright Claims Board Authorized by CASE Act
The Copyright Alternative in Small-Claims Enforcement Act of 2020 (“CASE Act”) was signed into law on December 27, 2020 as part of the recently approved Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, H.R. 133, 116th Cong., Div. Q , Title II, Sec. 212 (2020), available here. This Act sets up an administrative Copyright Claims Board (“CCB”) within […]
Charley Macedo Quoted in IPWatchdog’s What to Watch in 2021: Predictions and Thoughts for the New Year
Charley Macedo provided commentary to IPWatchdog’s What to Watch in 2021: IP Stakeholders Offer Predictions and Thoughts for the New Year feature story. This annual article features leaders in the intellectual property field providing their predictions and thoughts for the New Year. Charley noted, “With a new administration and a changing Congress, we can […]
Charles R. Macedo and David Goldberg Co-Author Oxford University Press Journal of Intellectual Property Law & Practice article on the Implications of the U.S. Supreme Court Holding that U.S. State Codes and Annotations are Not Eligible for Copyright Protection
In this Oxford University Press article by Charley Macedo and David Goldberg, which appeared in the Journal of Intellectual Property Law & Practice, the authors explore a U.S. Supreme Court decision from April 27, 2020 that extended the government edicts doctrine, which holds that works authored by judges in the course of their official duties […]
ARE Law Expands Trademark and Copyright Practice with Addition of Senior Associate Olivia Harris
Amster Rothstein & Ebenstein, a full-service intellectual property law firm, has expanded its trademark and copyright practices with the addition of senior associate Olivia Harris, continuing its strategic growth. Olivia focuses her practice on litigation involving trademark, copyright, fashion, entertainment, advertising and Internet law issues, representing clients across industries, including many of the world’s […]
Charley Macedo Publishes Practical Law Practice Note on Understanding PTAB Trials: Key Milestones in IPR, PGR and CBM Proceedings
Charley Macedo recently published a Practice Note for Practical Law titled, “Understanding PTAB Trials: Key Milestones in IPR, PGR and CBM Proceedings.” This Practice Note discusses key milestones in post-grant patentability challenges at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office under the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (AIA). It reviews typical timelines and procedures at key milestones […]
ARE Patent Law Alert: USPTO Publishes Rules Affecting AIA Trial Procedures
On December 9, 2020, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) published a final rule addressing three aspects of AIA trial proceedings. The rules go into effect for IPR and PGR petitions filed on or after 30 days after the date of publication of the rules in the Federal Register. First, the USPTO […]
Event Spotlight: Anthony Lo Cicero to Present Celesq® AttorneysEd Center Webinar on Trademark Counterfeiting in the 2020s
On October 14, Managing Partner Anthony Lo Cicero will present a virtual webinar for Celesq West LegalEdCenter on Trademark Counterfeiting in the 2020’s. The webinar will explore how the old tactics of anticounterfeiting enforcement against street vendors and flea market operators have largely been replaced with online takedown notices, mass litigations against unnamed defendants […]
ARE Copyright Alert: New York Federal Court Finds Embedded Instagram Post Is Fair Use
In a series of alerts our firm issued in April and July of this year, we reported on the fast-changing law surrounding whether it is copyright fair use to embed Instagram posts, where the underlying Instagram posts include copyrighted works. Our prior alerts noted that perhaps in response to Sinclair v. Ziff Davis LLC and […]
Charley Macedo to Discuss SCOTUS Arthrex Decision at Next New York Intellectual Property Lawyers’ Association PTAB Committee
On November 3, the New York Intellectual Property Lawyers’ Association PTAB Committee monthly meeting will focus on the Supreme Court’s decision to grant certiorari in a trio of related petitions involving the Federal Circuit’s October 31, 2019 decision in Arthrex v. Smith & Nephew. As advocated by amicus curiae Askeladden LLC (represented by NYIPLA PTAB […]
Michael Jones to Be a Panelist at Brooklyn Law School’s Career Conversations Remote Symposium
On January 13 at 12pm, Michael Jones will be a panelist at Brooklyn Law School’s Career Conversations remote symposium where lawyers in various fields of practice will speak to Brooklyn Law School students and alumni about their career paths. Michael will be part of the IP panel discussion.