11/1/2012· Intellectual Property
Naked Licensing: Not as Rare as One May Think
In the last 10 years, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has decided two cases involving naked licensing: Barcamerica International v. Tyfield Importers (9th Cir. 2002) 289 F.3d 589, and Freecyclesunnyvale v. The Freecycle Network (9th Cir. 2010) 626 F.3d 509.
10/18/2012· Intellectual Property
Statutory Damages in Trademark Cases - Trends and Improvement
Eight years ago Congress decided that the existing measures of damages for trademark infringement were not deterring trademark infringement. It decided to supplement these measures with statutory damages - a specific range of damages which a court could award even in the absence of proof about plaintiff's losses or defendant's profits.
by Diane Atkins, OTR, et al
by Catherine A. Ghiglieri and Jewell D. Hoover
by Jessica Birken, MNM, Esq.
