As 2025 comes to a close (this year has FLOWN), I’ve been thinking about what it has meant — for the International Lawyers Network, for the legal profession, and for me personally as someone who spends her days at the
By Kriton Metaxopoulos, Managing Partner, at A. & K. METAXOPOULOS AND PARTNERS LAW FIRM
Fairly recently, Greek Parliament passed a Bill introducing serious changes to the representation powers of Greek CMOs in an effort to strengthen their position in the Greek market. These changes seriously affect direct licensing in Greece and
Creative Expression, Feuds, & Cross Words Across Borders
By James P. Flynn, Epstein Becker Green
The legal intersection of music, poetry, and defamation presents a fascinating landscape where creativity collides with reputational interests. The recent decision in Graham v. UMG
By: Daniel H. Bliss
Suppose you have filed a trademark application to register a trademark that identifies a source of goods/services for your business. During examination of the trademark application, the United States Patent and Trademark Office initially refused registration
David Cinque, Special Counsel – Kalus Kenny Intelex, Melbourne, Australia
Jessica Bell, Associate – Kalus Kenny Intelex, Melbourne, Australia
When it comes to trade mark protection and registrability, being a reputable market-leading brand is not enough to guarantee either the
For many lawyers practicing outside the United States, intellectual property protection and risk are most often associated with patents, trademarks and copyrights. Trade secrets are frequently treated as the forgotten stepchild—associated with employment law and contracts rather than as an
After more than a hundred years of settled U.S. trademark policy, an interesting problem has developed for the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). How to square the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent decisions striking down parts of the federal
By Dan H. Bliss
Suppose you want to register a trademark that identifies a source of goods/services for your business. What if the trademark on the specimen of use has punctuation that is different from the drawing of the trademark
Fanatics, LLC v FanFirm Pty Ltd [2025] FCAFC 87
Jessica Bell, Associate – Kalus Kenny Intelex, Melbourne, Australia.
The Full Federal Court of Australia has passed judgment on a clash between local sports merchandiser, FanFirm Pty Limited, and a global
Missed Anthropic Perspectives & Mixed AI Meta-Phors Cloud Copyright Law
By James Flynn & Ariana Tagavi,* Epstein Becker Green
The evolution of generative artificial intelligence has prompted courts in two highly-publicized recent federal district court decisions to apply copyright law’s
