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1/6/2026 8:51:00 PM

State Leave Laws Continue to Expand in 2026: What Multistate Employers Should Know

By Victoria Grieshammer

The new year, as always, bring with it new developments in labor and employment law. Likewise, the ever-growing labyrinth of state and...

6/10/2025 7:04:00 PM

FCC Proposes to Add Certain Connected Vehicle Technologies to the Covered List

By Martin L. Stern Stephen Sharbaugh

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10/17/2024 10:38:00 PM

Weathering the Storm: Contract Strategies for Supply Chain Resilience in the UK and US

By Jamie Stone Peter Snaith Victoria Ferguson

In the post-Covid era, we are all familiar with the concept of supply chain disruption. International supply chains have been impacted by...

6/18/2024 6:51:00 PM

Overhaul of the Rosen-Durling Test: A New Era for Design Patent Obviousness

By John Morrow

In the recent case of LKQ Corporation v. GM Global Technology Operations LLC, the en banc (for the first time in five years) Federal...

5/6/2024 7:14:00 PM

Federal Trade Commission Strikes Against “Crafted in America” Language

By Jack Hicks James Kearney Angela Ennis

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4/1/2024 7:20:00 PM

Window Shade Bracket Design is Not Protectable Trade Dress

By Jason Rockman Jake Wharton

The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York recently held that window shade systems designed for hiding wires in a...

2/16/2024 9:09:00 PM

Can a Wood Grain be Copyrighted? Yes, if the Pattern is Original and Human Made

By Jack Hicks

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1/29/2024 4:16:00 PM

California Church Wins Permanent Injunction Prohibiting Wedding Venue From Using Church’s Distinctive Trade Dress For Chapel

By Jack Hicks Jason Rockman Jake Wharton

Defendant Agrees to Tear Down and Rebuild Chapel to Remove Distinctive FeaturesWayfarers Chapel, a Rancho Palos Verdes church, sued...

1/12/2024 4:26:00 PM

A Place For Everything: Cabinet Company’s First Lawsuit Unsuccessful Against Former Employee and Competitor

By Jack Hicks Jason Rockman Jake Wharton

Federal Court Dismisses Federal Law Claims—Tells Cabinet Company to take Remaining State Law Claims to State Court The U.S. District...

11/16/2023 2:23:00 PM

USPTO Creates Design Patent Practitioner Bar

By Jack Hicks Jason Rockman Cory Schug +1 more...

The USPTO has finalized plans to create a design patent practitioner bar, which will expand who is allowed to practice before the USPTO....

10/31/2023 2:13:00 PM

U.S. Supreme Court Alert: If you copy an unpatented furniture design, does that help prove that the design was iconic and protected as a trademark?

By Jack Hicks Jason Rockman Jake Wharton

Furniture manufacturer admits intentionally copying designs, asks Supreme Court, What does copying really say about trademark status of...

10/20/2023 7:21:00 PM

Defendant Cannot Keep Trademark and Copyright Infringement In The Dark

By Jack Hicks Jason Rockman Jake Wharton

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10/19/2023 2:42:00 PM

Trade Dress Rights Asserted in Chandelier Cloud Configuration

By Jack Hicks Jason Rockman Jake Wharton

Plaintiff acquired Federal Registration after Demonstrating Secondary Meaning at USPTOA New York-based design studio has filed a Federal...

10/5/2023 4:17:00 PM

Lowering Bar on Footboard Does Not Lower Burden for Proving Acquired Distinctiveness of Bed Frame, Says Trademark Office

By Jack Hicks Jason Rockman Jake Wharton

Charity seeking to register product designs as trademark icon not met the “very high burden” for showing acquired distinctivenessOn...

8/29/2023 4:32:00 PM

Kohler Lets Design Patent Infringement Charges Flow in New Complaint

By Jason Rockman Jack Hicks Jake Wharton

Kohler Co. v. Sweethome d/b/a Sweethome247.com, Case No. 2:23-cv-06889 (C.D. California, Aug. 22, 2023)The Kohler Co. is pursuing design...

8/22/2023 5:33:00 PM

American Home Furnishings Association Spotlights new Voluntary Safety Standards for Tip Restraint Devices

By Michael Sullivan Jack Hicks

Customer safety related to preventing tip-over accidents is a top priority for furniture manufacturers and federal regulators alike. In...

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