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Compulife Software Inc. v. Newman, 959 F.3d 1288 (11th Cir. 2020)

Decision after First Trial 11th Circuit's Decision Proposed Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law after Second Trial Compulife's Term4Sale Website Nancy Miracle Presentation Second Trial Peter Toren: Improper Means: The Eleventh Circuit’s Very Dubious Trade Secrets Decision in Compulife Software v.
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SRipLaw files copyright infringement claim against Kanye West, Kid Cudi over their hit ‘Freeee’

BOCA RATON, Fla. (Mar. 11, 2019) – Kanye West and Kid Cudi scored big with “Freeee” on their album, “Kids See Ghosts,” which debuted at #2 on the U.S.
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SRIPLAW's Alex Cohen quoted in DBR on suit against art gallery

SRIPLAW associate Alex Cohen is quoted in the Daily Business Review's reporting entitled Photographer Sues Miami Pop Art Gallery Over Vintage Brigitte Bardot Photo. The article discusses a suit filed by SRIPLAW against a Miami artist who has previously been sued for infringing the works of other photographers.
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2018 in U.S. Copyright

Pohl v. Officite: Are photographs utilitarian and therefore unoriginal or uncreative under § 102? Photos of Belinda's teeth the Court determined to be unoriginal and uncreative  [T]his Court finds that the photos fall into a class of photographs that federal courts throughout the United States have found to be devoid of creativity or originality.
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SRIPLAW Covers the United States

The attorneys of Schneider Rothman are admitted to federal courts across the nation.  There is hardly a corner of our country that our lawyers cannot cover for our clients.  
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Five Things You Should Know About Trademarks

Our good friend Steve Schlackman has a great post over at Art Law Journal on trademarks. As Steve notes, many companies don’t register their trademarks during the start-up phase, usually waiting until a later time when sufficient cash is available, if registered at all.
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Why we dismissed our case against Getty Images

On Tuesday, October 21, 2014, our firm dismissed the case against Getty Images.  The dismissal was in response to a "Covenant Not to Sue" that Getty Images provided to our firm that says that, contrary to their first letter, they will not sue us for copyright infringement.  
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Schneider Rothman gives back to support KidSafe®

KidSafe® Foundation is a nonprofit founded in 2009 by Sally Berenzweig MEd, MA and Cherie Benjoseph LCSW – child safety experts, mental health professionals, educators, authors, public speakers, and moms on a mission to keep all children safe from child abuse, bullying and internet dangers.
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Joel Rothman guest lectures on Copyright and Fair Use at Florida International University

This past week I spoke to an undergraduate level class at FIU entitled "How we know what we know" on the issue of copyright.  The class is taught by Prof.
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Leave the Flying to the Pros: Real Estate Sales Associates Insured for Drones?

Unmanned drone technology has decreased in price recently and become more user friendly leading many with no flying experience to take to the skies for fun, and even for profit.  
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Patent reform: Did Jimmy Carter create a legal mess for innovators?

In his Wall Street Journal column "The Information Age," L. Gordon Crovitz argues that today's patent litigation woes can be traced to President Jimmy Carter's push to create the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals.
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Changes coming to patent infringement challenge in Innovation Act?

The Wall Street Journal reports that changes may be coming to the Innovation Act. The challenge procedure may be altered to correct what some call an unintentional error.
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IP law firms are 'onshoring' legal work to low-cost communities

News reports show that some U.S. manufacturers are bringing back factory jobs. Something similar appears to be happening with legal services, according to IP finance. The blog says that some law firms are now using attorneys and employees in parts of the country with lower costs of living.
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