Copyright Head Chides Supreme Court’s ‘Shocking’ Cox Opinion

US Copyright Office Director Shira Perlmutter said the Supreme Court put “little thought” into the implications of its recent decision absolving an internet service provider for not shuttering accounts of users who repeatedly pirated music.

DraftKings, FanDuel Apps Targeted by Cantor Unit Patent Lawsuits

A range of mobile betting and casino apps run by DraftKings Inc. and FanDuel Inc. infringe patents covering secure smartphone gambling systems, a Cantor Fitzgerald LP unit said in separate federal lawsuits.

Realtek Denied Fees Over Patent Suit It Says Was For Bounty

Realtek Semiconductor Corp. failed to convince a Texas federal judge Future Link Systems LLC’s litigation conduct in two dismissed patent suits warranted awarding attorneys’ fees.

Lego Wins Minifigure Copyright, Trademark Suit Over Copycat

Lego AS convinced a Connecticut federal court that a toy company infringed copyrights and trade dress protecting its iconic Minifigure figurine design.

Norton Rose Patent ‘Machine’ Drives 25% IP Revenue Growth Outlook

Norton Rose Fulbright expects to grow revenue from intellectual property work 25% this year, thanks to a focus on the most profitable clients and lateral hires, the practice head said.

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Marvin Gaye, Ed Sheeran & the 'Blurred Lines' of Music Copyright

In this video, we explore how the copyright in a song – the musical composition – works. We look at what courts use to determine whether there was an infringement, and why these cases can be so complicated.

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Case: Trademarks/Pleadings (M.D. Fla.)

The court denied this motion by The National Board of Boiler and Pressure Vessel Inspectors to dismiss CentralSquare Technologies LLC’s claims for unfair trade practices and breach of fiduciary duty. CentralSquare Techs. LLC v. Nat’l Bd. of Boiler and Pressure Vessel Inspectors, 2026 BL 119542, M.D. Fla., 6:25-cv-1294-RBD-DCI, 4/2/26

Case: Trademarks/Procedure (9th Cir.)

The Ninth Circuit affirmed the decision of a federal district court in Washington denying a default judgment against Foxy Lady Inc. in Gulliver’s Tavern Inc.'s action for trademark infringement, unfair competition, and related claims. According to the appeals court, the district court didn’t clearly err in finding that the marks weren’t sufficiently similar, in finding that the proximity of the goods factor in the likelihood of confusion test weighed in favor of the defendant, in finding that Gulliver’s Tavern’s mark was presumptively weak, in its application of the likelihood of confusion factors, or in denying Gulliver’s Tavern’s motions for default judgment. Gulliver’s Tavern Inc. v. Foxy Lady Inc., 2026 BL 118920, 9th Cir., 24-5629, unpublished, 4/3/26

Case: Copyrights/Attorneys’ Fees (8th Cir.)

The court affirmed the decision of a federal district court granting Columbia House of Brokers Realty Inc. and others attorneys’ fees in Designworks Homes Inc.'s copyright infringement action relating to floorplans of homes in resale listings. Designworks Homes Inc. v. Columbia House of Brokers Realty Inc., 2026 BL 117041, 8th Cir., 24-3181, nonprecedential, 4/2/26

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