It happened. “The” is a registered trademark now. The USPTO issued a registration certificate for the word “The” to Ohio State University (Sorry; the Ohio State University) on June 21, 2022. How did this happen, and what does it mean?
The Copyright Claims Board (“copyright small claims court”) launched today (June 16, 2022), on schedule.
The New Copyright Claims Board
The new “copyright small claims court” is not really a court. It is an administrative tribunal. It will, however, function
The Copyright Claims Board is scheduled to begin accepting claims on June 16, 2022. What could this mean for you?
The Purpose of the Copyright Claims Board
Due in large part to the Internet, copyright infringement is rampant. In many
The U.S. Copyright Office has announced that the new Copyright Claims Board (CCB) will begin accepting claim filings on June 16, 2022.
Dubbed the “copyright small claims court,” the new administrative tribunal is a voluntary process for claims totaling up
by Tom James, Minnesota attorney
Open the pod bay doors, HAL.
HAL: I’m sorry, Dave. I’m afraid I can’t do that.
What’s the problem?
HAL: I think you know what the problem is just as well as I do.
by Tom James, Minnesota attorney
In December 2020, Congress passed the Copyright Alternative in Small-Claims Enforcement Act of 2020. More commonly known as the CASE Act, it directs the Copyright Office to establish a Copyright Claims Board
by Minnesota attorney Tom James
“You’re driving over the ocean in the Florida Keys when suddenly you get a hankering for a slice of pizza. Unfortunately, there is no toll booth in sight. What will you do?”
Some of you
by Minnesota attorney Thomas James (not Ernest Hemingway, the guy in the picture)
I am, of course, late with this. Where other writers have simply listed works by author, title and description, however, this article includes quotations from them. Does
By Thomas James, Minnesota attorney
In Fourth Estate Public Benefits Corp. v. Wall-Street.com LLC, 139 S. Ct. 881, 889 (2019), the United States Supreme Court interpreted 17 U.S.C. § 411(a) to mean that a copyright owner cannot file
The Nike and “JRR Token” cases
Minting and selling digital tokens can raise copyright issues, trademark issues, or both. I talked about copyright issues in a previous post. In this article, I outline the
