by Michael D. Steger | Nov 11, 2014 | Copyrights
Successful copyright plaintiffs can recover the additional attorney’s fees incurred in collecting an infringement judgment according to a federal court in New York. The judgment creditor plaintiff, L.A. Printex Industries, Inc., won a verdict of $40,000 in...
by Michael D. Steger | Oct 9, 2014 | Featured, Trademarks
A new client came in last week. He had filed a trademark application through one of many of the online services that emphasize that they are not law firms and charge accordingly. This client has developed a brand name for his professional services, but his employer...
by Michael D. Steger | Jul 1, 2014 | Copyrights
Recently an artist came to see me about a possible infringement case. The artist had created some artistic works several years ago, but shared the material only with some friends. One of the friends turned over a copy of one of the works to a producer without the...
by Michael D. Steger | Jun 26, 2014 | Copyrights
In the closely watched case of American Broadcasting Companies v. Aereo, the Supreme Court ruled yesterday that Aereo’s business model infringed on television broadcasters’ exclusive rights to transmit television programming. ¬† The Court’s 6-3...
by Michael D. Steger | May 31, 2014 | Featured, Trademarks
A trademark is used to identify the source of goods or services. Some of the most recognizable consumer brands in the world are also the world’s most valuable trademarks. According to a recent survey, the world’s most valuable brands are, in order, Wal-Mart,...