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Copyright & Trademark Litigation

As digital technology and the online environment transform the distribution and use of intellectual property, our Copyright & Trademark group is on the front lines in protecting and enforcing our clients’ most important creative assets. Our trial-tested team represents a wide range of clients, from entrepreneurs to major corporations, from playwrights to media giants, and from individual songwriters to the country’s largest performing rights organizations.

AWARDS & RECOGNITION

Kannon Shanmugam, Jaren Janghorbani and Crystal Parker Recognized by The American Lawyer for Second Circuit Victory

Litigation partners Kannon Shanmugam, Jaren Janghorbani and Crystal Parker and their Paul, Weiss team were named sole “Litigator of the Week” runners up by The American Lawyer for their Second Circuit win zeroing out a $570 million damages award against IT services firm Syntel.

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Awards & Recognition

Bill Isaacson and Jessica Phillips Recognized by The American Lawyer for Oracle Copyright Infringement Victory

Litigation partners Bill Isaacson and Jessica Phillips, alongside co-counsel at Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, were recognized by The American Lawyer’s “Litigation Daily” column for winning a crucial contempt order and sanctions on behalf of Oracle against Rimini Street in a long-running copyright infringement dispute over Rimini’s software support services.

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Events

Katherine Forrest Speaks on Use of Copyrighted Works to Train AI

On April 19, litigation partner Katherine Forrest participated in a panel discussion on the use of copyrighted material to train machine learning models, hosted by The Copyright Society’s New York chapter.

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Publications

Intellectual Property Litigation: Cancellation of U.S. Trademarks Based On Misrepresentation of Source

Litigation partner Catherine Nyarady’s latest intellectual property litigation column, “Cancellation of US Trademarks Based On Misrepresentation of Source,” appeared in the March 9 issue of the New York Law Journal.

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Publications

U.S. Supreme Court Holds That Plaintiffs Need Not Prove “Willful” Conduct to Recover Profits in Trademark Infringement Suits

On April 23, 2020, the United States Supreme Court held that a plaintiff who proves a trademark infringement claim under the Lanham Act does not need to prove that the defendant acted “willfully” to recover profits from the defendant’s infringement. 

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Publications

Intellectual Property Litigation: Supreme Court to Decide Willful Trademark Infringement Issue

Litigation partner Lewis Clayton's latest intellectual property litigation column, “Supreme Court to Decide Willful Trademark Infringement Issue,” appeared in the November 13 issue of the New York Law Journal.

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