While the world of trademark law and NFTs (non-fungible tokens) is still in its infancy stage, some clarity can be gleaned from a recent federal ruling in New York. For those of you who do not know, NFTs are a unique digital identifier that can be used to certify authenticity and ownership, as well as […]
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2022 Employment Law Updates
The new year always bring a host of new laws. In this survey article, we highlight (1) state minimum wage increases, (2) legislative updates impacting equal employment opportunity laws, (3) COVID-19-related laws, and (4) the CalSavers Retirement Savings Program. State Minimum Wage Increase: Effective January 1, 2022, California’s minimum wage increases to $14 per hour […]
Read More >Alert: Trademark Law Changes in 2021 Stimulus Legislation
Many of our clients may not know that the recent stimulus bill known as the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 (the “Act”) includes new trademark legislation that will have a sweeping impact on trademark owners. Specifically, the Act incorporates the Trademark Modernization Act of 2020 (“TMA”), which includes many substantive changes to the Lanham (Trademark) […]
Read More >Contributory Trademark Infringement
A relatively unknown area of trademark law could potentially hold significant liability exposure for landlords. In a recent case, Luxottica Grp., S.P.A. v. Airport Minim Mall, LLC, 932F.3d 1303, 2019 U.S.P.Q.2d 292644 (11th Cir. 2019), landlords were found to have contributorily infringed Oakley and Ray Ban trademarks on counterfeit sunglasses being sold by their tenants. […]
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