24IP Law Group to Have a Major Presence at 2014 Licensing Expo in Las Vegas

A large contingent from the 24IP Law Group will be attending the upcoming 2014 Licensing Expo in Las Vegas. Multiple partners and counsel of the firm from around the world will be in attendance including Jed Ferdinand (New York), Christian Fortmann (Munich), Dr. Sebastian Tegethoff (Berlin), Jessica Rutherford (Westport), and Dan Lacy (San Diego)...click title to read on

Recent Developments of Copyright Termination

Everything old is new again, particularly when it comes to clas- sic entertainment properties. In the past few years, we’ve witnessed the resurgence of My Little Pony, Care Bears, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, The Lone Ranger, and The Lord of the Rings/The Hobbit. Then there are those properties that seem to remain forever rel- evant,...click to read full article

The Erosion of the Presumption of Irreparable Harm in IP Litigation

Eight years after the Supreme Court’s decision in eBay Inc. v. MercExchange LLC,1 the lower federal courts are still grappling with the applicability of the presumption of irreparable harm for granting injunctive relief in IP cases. Traditionally, courts awarded injunctive relief to a successful patentee in patent infringement cases based on a presumption of irreparable...click to read full article

Trademark Registrations Matter for Licensing

Recently, The Hollywood Reporter published an article entitled “Why Warner Bros. Trademarked Nightwing,” which detailed the stark divergence of opinion among the major US movie studios on the importance of formally registering trademarks for their film properties. For example, Warner Brothers and Walt Disney have aggressive trademark filing pro- grams. Each owns more than 5,000 active trademarks in the United States alone and likely thousands more internationally.

While this may be an interesting academic dif- ference of opinion among the major studios, and certainly one with economic consequences consid- ering that formal trademark protection for large merchandising programs can be very expensive, the fact is that trademark registrations are critical for licensor-brand owners seeking to develop licensing and merchandising programs. This article addresses why formal trademark protection is standard in the licensing industry...click to read full article

Technology Licensing

Licensing Implications of 3-D printing, also known as additive manufacturing, is the process of making almost any three-dimensional object from virtual model. This revolutionary process is rapidly increasing in both availability and quality, while decreasing in price. It seems inevitable that this technology will soon become part of our everyday lives. With this newfound ability ...click to read full article