Tag Archives: Consolidated Appropriations Act

Copyright Claims Board To Be Established; Criminal Streaming Law

By Deborah A. Wilcox on December 23, 2020 Posted in Copyright

Congress passed an act on Monday as part of the Consolidated Appropriations Act for 2021 that included the COVID-19 relief bill, expected to signed by President Trump, which will establish a voluntary dispute resolution process in the Copyright Office for infringement claims not exceeding $30,000. The Copyright Alternative in Small-Claims Enforcement Act of 2020 (the … Continue Reading

Congress Passes the Trademark Modernization Act

By Deborah A. Wilcox on December 23, 2020 Posted in Trademark

On Monday as part of the Consolidated Appropriations Act for 2021 that included the COVID-19 relief package, Congress passed the Trademark Modernization Act, which President Trump is expected to sign. With respect to trademark infringement litigation, the act restores the rebuttable presumption of irreparable harm to support injunctive relief on proof of trademark infringement. The … Continue Reading