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Infringement Without a Direct Infringer
September 27, 2012
An <i>en banc panel</i> of the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit convened to consider the question of joint or divided infringement of method claims. The court decided, in a <i>per curiam</i> opinion adopted by six of the 11 panel judges, that there could be liability under 35 U.S.C. &sect; 271(b) for inducing infringement of a method patent, provided all the steps of the method were performed, even if they were not performed by a single actor who was liable for direct infringement under &sect; 271(a).
Marilyn Monroe's Right of Publicity Not Descendible
September 27, 2012
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled that the heirs to Marilyn Monroe's estate did not inherit the rights to her publicity because she was a resident of New York, where such rights are not recognized posthumously.
Antitrust Unlikely to Restrict Today's 'Runs,' 'Clearances' in Film Distribution
September 27, 2012
In the years since the Paramount/Loew's decree was issued, antitrust law has evolved, giving greater flexibility to manufacturers and distributors in granting territorial or customer exclusivity.
The Second Circuit Speaks on Color Marks and the Aesthetic Functionality Doctrine
September 27, 2012
It is not often when fashion and style blogs cover federal court decisions, but the fashion world currently is abuzz with the Second Circuit's recently issued decision in <i>Christian Louboutin S.A. v. Yves Saint Laurent America Holdings, Inc.</i>
Seven Axioms for a New Marketing Paradigm
September 27, 2012
With the ongoing wave of change shattering traditional marketing models, there is a new paradigm that redefines the way firms market.
Some Media-Related Labels We Can Do Without
September 27, 2012
With so much being written and talked about in the legal marketing arena in reference to social media and other new forms of communication, the author takes a nostalgic look backward.
Movers & Shakers
September 27, 2012
Who's doing what; who's going where.
News Briefs
September 27, 2012
Highlights of the latest franchisng news from around the country.
Court Watch
September 27, 2012
Highlights of the latest franchising cases from around the country.
A Review of Legal Obligations Reps Owe Artists
September 27, 2012
In a dispute between the artist and a representative, the central issue typically revolves around the extent and nature of the legal duty owed to the artist by the particular representative, and whether that duty has been breached. In complicating instances, representatives may perform multiple functions and wear more than one hat.

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