Supreme Court Decision in Muchnick Case Leaves Some Issues to Be Resolved by District Courts

The Supreme Court’s recent ruling that the inclusion of authors of unregistered works in a settlement of a class action copyright proceeding does not prevent a federal court from exercising jurisdiction leaves some unanswered questions that federal district courts will have to address in the future, according to participants in a March 22 panel discussion presented by Law Seminars International of Seattle.

President Signs Trademark Technical Amendments

On March 17, President Obama signed into law a bill to make a series of changes to the…

House Passes Trademark Bill, Clearing It for President’s Signature

On March 3, the House of Representatives passed by voice vote a bill to make various changes to the Lanham Act. The House action clears the measure for the president’s signature…