Susan Rothwell, Partner
January 11, 2019
In the extended season of giving which continues through 2025, here’s a primer on what’s new under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, the tax law that went into effect in the beginning of 2018. And a primer on what’s old, but still relevant. Read More
U.S. Supreme Court to Rule on Rights of Trademark Licensees Upon Rejection of a Trademark License Under Section 365 of the Bankruptcy Code
On October 26, 2018, the U.S. Supreme Court granted a petition for certiorari in the case Mission Product Holdings Inc. v. Tempnology, LLC to decide whether a licensee may retain licensed trademark rights even after its license agreement has been rejected by the licensor pursuant to section 365 of the Bankruptcy Code, 35 U.S.C. 365(a). Read More
October 11, 2018
As the way we create and consume content rapidly changes in this digital age, laws are changing to try and keep up.
Owner of The Wizard of Oz TMs Opposes Pagan Elder’s Application for Wicked Witch TM
Turner Entertainment Co. (subsidiary of Warner Bros.) filed a petition against Wicked Witch Studios’, application for WICKED WITCH MOJO used in connection with its magical line of “candles, aromatic essential oils, incense, and scented room sprays” which are available in in metaphysical shops nationwide. Read More
Dunnington Litigation Team Wins Complete Dismissal in SDNY Against Notorious TM Troll
On September 10, Judge Laura Taylor Swain dismissed trademark infringement claims brought by Michael Gleissner, one of the world’s most infamous trademark trolls, against a Hong Kong-based satellite operator in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. Read More
SDNY Denies Plaintiff Romance Author’s Request for Injunctive Relief Against Competing Use of TM “COCKY”
On July 5, Judge Alvin Hellerstein issued an order stating that a plaintiff romance author who owns a trademark in the word “cocky” for “a series of books in the field of romance” failed to show irreparable harm and likelihood of confusion if the defendant authors were to proceed with using the word “cocky” in connection with their romance novels. In their opposition to the motion, the defendants argued that the plaintiff could not monopolize “cocky” in connection with romance novels because the word is widely-used in romance novels and it is artistically relevant to the content of romance novels. The case is currently pending in the SDNY.
“Nothing’s certain but death and taxes” is no longer true in 2018 for many people, at least for estate taxes.
Dunnington Partner Donna Frosco was a panelist at the New York State Bar Association’s annual “Women on the Move” conference. Ms. Frosco was featured on the panel discussion titled “Ethically Speaking” which examined issues in social media. Ms. Frosco focused on Terms of Use provisions and practical considerations for lawyers and their clients.
Donna Frosco has been installed as President of the Southern District of New York Chapter of the Federal Bar Association. U.S. District Court Judge Richard J. Sullivan presided and administered the oath of office to Ms. Frosco at a swearing-in ceremony held on October 18, 2017 at the Daniel P. Moynihan United States Courthouse in Manhattan. The Federal Bar Association is a national organization of 20,000 federal legal professionals, more than 1,500 of whom are judges. The organization was founded 1920 to strengthen the federal legal system and administration of justice by serving the interests and the needs of the federal practitioner, both public and private, the federal judiciary and the public they serve.
By Louis E. Teitel
