by Cleo Suero | Sep 16, 2026 | Blog, Internet
Recently, some public figures have been exploring trademark law as a potential tool to protect distinctive aspects of their voice and likeness from unauthorized AI-generated uses. In particular, trademark filings for “sensory” marks by Matthew McConaughey for his...
by Cleo Suero | May 21, 2026 | Blog, Internet
In a recent decision in the case Great Bowery Inc. v. Consequence Sound LLC, the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit held that a party with that had an exclusive license for some (but not all) rights in photographs taken by the renowned...
by Cleo Suero | May 15, 2024 | Blog, Copyright
In this case, Sherman Nealy, an individual, and Music Specialist, Inc., a Florida Corporation, sought damages and profits for copyright infringement against Warner Chappell Music, Inc. and Artist Publishing Group, LLC, two Delaware corporations. Nealy alleged that he...
by Cleo Suero | Apr 24, 2023 | Internet
Recently, a federal district court in Manhattan made a significant ruling concerning the way libraries are allowed to lend eBooks under copyright law. In the case, Hachette Book Group, Inc. v. Internet Archive, four publishing houses sued Internet Archive, a free...
by Cleo Suero | Nov 28, 2022 | Associate, Blog, Trademark
The European Union Board of Appeals recently overturned a 2021 decision by the EU’s Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) that found Banksy’s trademark of his well-known graffiti ape “invalid in its entirety.” This appeal stemmed from an opposition filed back in 2019...
