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• 06.17.2024Unanimous But Fractured: Supreme Court Upholds Rejection of “Trump Too Small” Trademark, With Little Guidance for the Future Last week, the U.S. Supreme Court decided in Vidal v. Ester, 602 U.S. ___ (2024) that the federal prohibition on registering trademarks that identify a living individual without their consent does not violate the First Amendment right to free expression. Although the Justices were unanimous in the ultimate result, they disagreed dramatically as to why, ultimately providing little guidance for future cases.
• 05.09.2024Times Up? Not So Fast: Supreme Court Rules Damages Are Not Limited to Three Year Look Back Where Copyright Act Claim is Timely under “Discovery Rule” The U.S. Supreme Court issued a decision this week, finding that the 3-year statute of limitations for claims under the Copyright Act does not limit recovery of damages to three years prior to the filing of the lawsuit. The case, Warner Chappell Music, Inc., et al. v. Nealy, 601 U.S. ___ (2024), reversed the rule previously applied by courts around the country, including the Second Circuit in New York.
• 04.01.2024Insights from Genova Burns Attorney Jessica Kim: Expanding Your Korean Startup to New Jersey If you are you a Korean entrepreneur considering expanding your startup to New Jersey, Choose New Jersey’s recent presentation is available to you. Including some of the leading organizations in business development and innovation, the Korean Accelerator Association (KAA), Korea Early Stage Investors Association (KESIA), the New Jersey Innovation Institute (NJII), Choose New Jersey offered a free webinar designed to provide essential information and resources for bringing Korean startups to New Jersey.
• 02.14.2024Lebersfeld, Rosen Join Litigation Team at Genova Burns
• 01.02.2024Genova Burns Welcomes William Heller To Firm As Of Counsel Genova Burns is pleased to announce that William J. Heller has joined the firm as “Of Counsel”, effective January 2, 2024. Formerly Senior Vice President and General Counsel of the New York Football Giants, Mr. Heller brings a wealth of experience to the firm.
• 10.28.2022Brigette Eagan and Christopher Manley to Present Webinar for Rutgers's Entrepreneurship Pioneers Initative Genova Burns' Counsel Brigette N. Eagan and Associate Christopher L. Manley will present a workshop for Rutgers Business School's Entrepreneurship Pioneers Initiative (EPI) program for new entrepreneurs/start-ups on November 4th.
• 03.23.2021Maria Fruci to Participate on Panel at Seton Hall University School of Law Intellectual Property Law Society's "Women in IP: Trademark Yourself" Event Genova Burns Counsel Maria R. Fruci, Esq. will participate as a panelist at Seton Hall University School of Law Intellectual Property Law Society's virtual event "Women in IP: Trademark Yourself".
• 02.25.2020Harris Freier to Present on Cyber Security at North Jersey Jewish Business Alliance Forum Firm Partner Harris S. Freier, Esq. to participate in panel discussion on cybersecurity where he will focus his remarks on protecting employer trade secrets.
• 05.01.2018Monkey See, Monkey Sue: Ninth Circuit Finds Naruto Cannot Sue Under Copyright Act
• 08.04.2016Bakery's Apple Pie Design is Functional and Ineligible for Trademark Protection, Third Circuit Affirms
• 06.17.2016U.S. Supreme Court Clarifies Standard for Awarding Attorneys’ Fees to Successful Copyright Litigants.
• 03.01.2016Federal Circuit Gives Samsung Another Victory Against Apple In The Smartphone Patent War
• 02.03.2016In-House Counsel May View “Outside Counsel Only” Documents
• 12.23.2015Federal Circuit Strikes Down Federal Ban on Disparaging Marks as Unconstitutional
• 02.10.2014Supreme Court’s Opinion Reiterates Principle that Patent Holders Bear Burden of Proof in Infringement Actions