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Return to Sender: Elvis Presley Enterprises All Shook Up Over Rejected Discovery in German Royalty Dispute

Photo of Gonzalo ZeballosBy Gonzalo Zeballos on Posted in Copyright, Music Industry, Royalties
The Southern District of New York recently denied an application brought by Elvis Presley Enterprises LLC  (“EPE”) for an order to take discovery pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1782, a provision of the United States Code that allows for discovery in aid of foreign litigation. See In re Elvis Presley Enters. LLC, No. 15mc386 (DLC) … Continue Reading

Drawing a Line in the Floor—Courts Are Struggling With the Overlap Between Design Patent and Copyright

Photo of Chad RutkowskiBy Chad Rutkowski on Posted in Uncategorized
In 2003 the U.S. Supreme Court in Dastar Corp. v. Twentieth Century Fox Film Corp. emphasized that “[t]he rights of a patentee or copyright holder are part of a ‘carefully crafted bargain,’ … under which, once the patent or copyright monopoly has expired, the public may use the invention or work at will and without … Continue Reading
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