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  • 5 Pointz N.Y. Developer Must Pay $6.75 Million for Destroying Graffiti

    February 27, 2020

    The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit on February 20, 2020, affirmed the district court’s award of $6.75 million to a group of artists under the Visual Artists Rights Act of 1990 after a Queens, New York, developer intentionally whitewashed over their graffiti.
  • UHLC IPSO AIPLA Lunch Lisa Jorgenson v3 Lisa Jorgenson Visits University of Houston Law Center

    February 26, 2020

    On February 26, 2020, AIPLA Executive Director Lisa K. Jorgenson traveled to her home state of Texas and spoke to the University of Houston Intellectual Property Student Organization on the benefits of joining AIPLA!
  • Watercraft-v2 Arctic Cat’s Patent Verdict Against Bombardier Reduced

    February 26, 2020

    The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit on February 19, 2020, affirmed a $28 million reduction in Arctic Cat Inc.'s $46 million judgment in a patent dispute with Bombardier Recreational Products Inc. because Arctic Cat didn’t mark its personal watercraft steering control patents.
  • Boca-400x200 Boca Raton Real Estate Broker Keeps Registered Trademark

    February 25, 2020

    The US Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit on February 18, 2020, reversed a district court decision which canceled a Boca Raton, FL, real estate broker’s registered trademark for “Royal Palm Properties.”
  • USPTO Crest USPTO Webinar on NMTI Nomination Process

    February 24, 2020

    The US Patent and Trademark Office is seeking nominations for the 2020 National Medal of Technology and Innovation (NMTI).