Trademark Board Rules Former Band Member Never Owned Band Name, Cancels Registration June 30, 2015 – Renowned San Francisco-based party band Wonderbread 5, represented by Cari A. Cohorn (while at her prior firm), prevailed on its petition to cancel the … Continue reading
Fun with One-Way Intervention June 24, 2015 – Last month, the United States District Court for the Central District of California certified a class in a royalties dispute brought on behalf of owners of pre-1972 recordings played by Sirius XM … Continue reading
May 27, 2015 – The United States District Court for the Central District of California dealt a serious blow to Sirius XM Radio, Inc. – and potentially other digital broadcasters – by certifying a class in a royalties dispute brought … Continue reading
May 5, 2015 – The Supreme Court for the County of Erie, New York denied the National Football League’s motion to dismiss claims against it brought by current and former members of the “Buffalo Jills,” i.e., the cheerleading squad for … Continue reading
April 20, 2015 – The Southern District of New York knocked out copyright infringement claims brought by Jack Urbont, composer of the “Iron Man Theme” (referred to here as the “Theme” or the “Composition”) arising out of rapper and Wu-Tang … Continue reading