Intellectual Property News and Reports

This case is about gruyere cheese—“widely considered among the greatest of all cheeses,” according to the Oxford Companion to Cheese, J.A. 1771—and under what circumstances cheese can be labeled as such. Appellants are a Swiss consortium, Interprofession du Gruyère (“IDG”),... Read more →

This appeal requires us to answer a question of first impression about the Copyright Act’s statute of limitations that has divided our sister circuits. The Copyright Act has a three-year statute of limitations. 17 U.S.C. § 507(b). Under our circuit’s... Read more →

“Phil and Don,” once again, are “knocking at the door.” See Everly v. Everly, 958 F.3d 442 (6th Cir. 2020). The Everly Brothers are a famous musical duo known for many hits. Cathy’s Clown is the one at issue in... Read more →

Block, Inc. appeals from an order granting in part H&R Block, Inc. and HRB Innovations, Inc.’s (collectively, “H&R Block”) motion for a preliminary injunction. The district court enjoined Block, Inc. from engaging in the following conduct: 1. from using “Block,... Read more →

In this digital age, when content creators choose to make their copyrighted materials–– like books, movies, and music––available online, they employ computer code to block unauthorized access, copying, and use. To fortify the protection offered by that code, Congress enacted... Read more →

On remand from the Supreme Court in this copyright-infringement action brought by Unicolors, Inc., against H&M Hennes & Mauritz, L.P., the panel affirmed the district court's judgment in general, save that it vacated and remanded with instructions to grant a... Read more →

Plaintiff John Edward Melendez appeals from the judgment of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (Crotty, J.), which granted defendant Sirius XM Radio, Inc. (“Sirius XM”)’s motion to dismiss Melendez’s claims with prejudice for... Read more →

A collection of music publishers alleged infringement of their copyrights in 7 197 musical works when a series of live concert recordings was made available by the defendants for download and streaming on their websites. Plaintiffs sought damages and a... Read more →

Plaintiff Joe Hand Promotions, Inc. (“JHP”) appeals the district court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of Defendants James H. Griffith and Lisa Lesley (collectively, “Defendants”) in this copyright infringement suit brought under the Copyright Act, 17 U.S.C. §§ 106,... Read more →

In 2015, Plaintiff Anthony Campbell wrote and recorded a song “Everything Be Lit,” which he later copyrighted. Then, in 2018, Campbell filed suit against June James, Rakim Allen, Rayshawn Bennett, and Think It’s a Game Records (TIG) for copyright infringement... Read more →