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New Year Brings Changes To Immigration, US Travel
January 13, 2021
MSK Client Alert
David S. Rugendorf
Another COVID-19 Surprise: Important New Trademark and Copyright Legislation Buried In Spending and Relief Package
December 29, 2020
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Marissa B. Lewis
New COVID Relief Legislation Provides Tax Benefit
December 28, 2020
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Jeffrey D. Davine
FFCRA, We Hardly Knew Thee: Federal (and State) Paid COVID-19 Leave Laws Expire at Year’s End
December 23, 2020
MSK Client Alert
Stephen C. Franz, Jeremy Mittman
EEOC Issues Guidance on COVID-19 Vaccinations: Yes, Employers Can Require Them
December 22, 2020
MSK Client Alert
Jeremy Mittman, Thea E. Rogers
No Safe Harbor: Online Music Streaming Mixtape Platform is Liable for Copyright Infringement That Occurred Before Registering a DMCA Agent
December 14, 2020
MSK Client Alert
Albina Gasanbekova
Deepfakes and Rights for the Dead: New York Adds a Post Mortem Publicity Right and Penalizes Sexually Explicit Deepfakes
December 8, 2020
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Timothy M. Carter
Do You Operate a Los Angeles-Based Office? Work in One? Read This - Especially if your business is considered essential!
December 7, 2020
MSK Client Alert
Thea E. Rogers, Susan Kohn Ross
More COVID-19 Rules for California Employers: Cal-OSHA’s Emergency COVID-19 Safety Regulations Take Effect
December 7, 2020
MSK Client Alert
Jeremy Mittman, Thea E. Rogers
Can We Or Can’t We – Operate, That Is!
November 24, 2020
MSK Client Alert
Thea E. Rogers, Susan Kohn Ross
Producers of Hustlers Hustle Up a Win in Lawsuit: SDNY Dismisses Claims for Invasion of Privacy and Defamation in Barbash v. STX Financing
November 23, 2020
MSK Client Alert
Leo M. Lichtman
California Tightens COVID Restrictions
November 18, 2020
MSK Client Alert
Susan Kohn Ross
Proposition 19 Set to End Major Property Tax Exemption
November 10, 2020
MSK Client Alert
Rachel R. Hulburd
California to Require Employers to Annually Submit Pay Data to DFEH
November 6, 2020
MSK Client Alert
Jeremy Mittman, Thea E. Rogers
Proposed Rule Provides More Access to Capital for Businesses by Exempting Certain “Finders” from SEC Registration
October 28, 2020
MSK Client Alert
Mark T. Hiraide
‘Big Litigants Don’t Cry’: Ninth Circuit Finds That Musical About Four Seasons Used Only Unprotected Facts
October 15, 2020
MSK Client Alert
Timothy M. Carter
COVID Continuation: California Expands Supplemental Paid Sick Leave Coverage for Employers With Over 500 Employees
September 17, 2020
MSK Client Alert
Stephen C. Franz, Jeremy Mittman
Do CRTs and CLTs Need To Be Registered With the CA Attorney General?
September 3, 2020
MSK Client Alert
Jeffrey D. Davine
Copyright Preemption Remix – The Second Circuit Finds Implied Preemption of Right of Publicity Claim Relating to Remixes on Mixtape
September 2, 2020
MSK Client Alert
Elaine K. Kim, Elaine Nguyen
USCIS: Approval Notices May (Temporarily) Evidence Authorization to Work in US
August 20, 2020
MSK Client Alert
David S. Rugendorf
A Jewel of an Opinion or Missing the Mark? Second Circuit Holds that Costco’s Use of “Tiffany” May Be Descriptive
August 20, 2020
MSK Client Alert
Sofia Castillo, Marissa B. Lewis
New York’s Department of Financial Services Initiates Its First Enforcement Action Under Its 2017 Cybersecurity Regulations
August 4, 2020
MSK Client Alert
Timothy M. Carter
The Privilege to Speak One’s Mind: New York Broadens Its Anti-SLAPP Statute
July 28, 2020
MSK Client Alert
Timothy M. Carter
Intellectual Property Advice for Breweries
July 2020
CODO Design
Craig C. Bradley, Alesha M. Dominique
Customs Broker Regulations Update
July 13, 2020
MSK Client Alert
Susan Kohn Ross
Trump v. Trump: Publisher is not an Agent of Author Subject to a Non-Disclosure Agreement
July 9, 2020
MSK Client Alert
Sofia Castillo
SCOTUS Rejects Per Se Rule Against Trademark Protection for Generic.com Terms
July 1, 2020
MSK Client Alert
Samantha W. Frankel, Eleanor M. Lackman
President Suspends Temporary Entry of Certain Nonimmigrants Due to COVID-19 Related Unemployment Rates
June 22, 2020
MSK Client Alert
Jaclyn D. Granet, Janice Luo
District Court of Colorado Departs From the Rogers Test in Documentary Trademark Suit
June 9, 2020
MSK Client Alert
Eleanor M. Lackman, Lillian Lee
Fair Use & Tater Tots
June 9, 2020
MSK Client Alert
Timothy M. Carter
Ninth Circuit Clarifies Requirement to Determine Validity of Knowingly Filed Incorrect Copyright Registration
June 9, 2020
MSK Client Alert
Aaron D. Johnston, Orly Ravid
Return to Work: Beware of Fraudulent Contact Tracers
June 9, 2020
Client Alert
Timothy M. Carter, Susan Kohn Ross
Epic Games Obtains Early Win In Fortnite “Running Man” IP Lawsuit
June 3, 2020
MSK Client Alert
Adé T.W. Jackson, Gabriella Nourafchan
Amidst A Pandemic, New York Quietly Implements Its Enhanced Data Security Law
May 29, 2020
MSK Client Alert
Timothy M. Carter, Susan Kohn Ross
Right of Publicity
May 2020, Volume 40, Number 5 (p. 20-21)
Wolters Kluwer; The Licensing Journal
Sofia Castillo
Manufacturer Strikes Out on Three IP Theories Asserted to Enforce Its Claimed Rights in Product Design
May 27, 2020
MSK Client Alert
Mark C. Humphrey
Tracing Concerns
May 26, 2020
Client Alert
Timothy M. Carter, Susan Kohn Ross
Get Lucky: U.S. Supreme Court Overturns 'Defense Preclusion' Ruling in Trademark Lawsuit
May 22, 2020
MSK Client Alert
Albina Gasanbekova
Judging a Book by Little More than Its Cover: TTAB Finds that Single Book May Meet Trademark-Use Test
May 19, 2020
MSK Client Alert
Adé T.W. Jackson, Eleanor M. Lackman
Attorney Fees Are Recoverable in Declaratory Relief Action for Copyright Abandonment, Ninth Circuit Holds
May 19, 2020
MSK Client Alert
Tiana A. Bey
Telethermography Devices: Current FDA Considerations
May 13, 2020
SIA Online
Susan Kohn Ross
Board Limits Employer-Friendly Unilateral Change Rule’s Application Following Expiration of CBA
May 13, 2020
MSK Client Alert
Grant F. Goeckner, Jonathan M. Turner
Preparing for Grocery Store Protests
May 11, 2020
MSK Client Alert
Emily F. Evitt
No Clowning Around About Copyright Authorship: Everly v. Everly
May 7, 2020
MSK Client Alert
Orly Ravid, Robert H. Rotstein
No R&R for LA Employers Under New Recall and Retention Ordinances
May 6, 2020
MSK Client Alert
Jeremy Mittman, Bethanie F. Thau
Will COVID-19 Cause Securities Litigation?
May 6, 2020
MSK Client Alert
SEC Offers an Elixir for Small Businesses Feeling the Financial Effects of COVID-19
May 5, 2020
MSK Client Alert
Mark T. Hiraide
Stop The Clock
May 1, 2020
MSK Client Alert
Robert J. Lowe
Is this the Golden Age of CLATs?
May 1, 2020
MSK Client Alert
Daniel Cousineau, David Wheeler Newman
High Court Copyright Ruling Expands Gov't Edicts Doctrine
April 29, 2020
Law360
Craig C. Bradley, Eleanor M. Lackman
High Court Copyright Ruling Expands Government Edicts Doctrine
April 29, 2020
MSK Client Alert
Craig C. Bradley, Eleanor M. Lackman
Keeping Food Sector Workers Posted
April 28, 2020
MSK Client Alert
Stephen C. Franz, Jeremy Mittman
The FSIA Provides Exclusive Venue Options to Sue an International Organization – Or Does It?
April 28, 2020
MSK Client Alert
Tiana A. Bey, Sofia Castillo
PPE Exports: Ready to Go?
April 28, 2020
MSK Client Alert
Susan Kohn Ross
CDC Updates List of COVID-19 Symptoms
April 28, 2020
MSK Client Alert
Susan Kohn Ross
S.D.N.Y.: A Legal "Modern Warfare": Activision and the First Amendment Triumph in Humvee Trademark Dispute
April 2020
Media Law Resource Center's MediaLawLetter
Timothy M. Carter
Employees Put to the Test
April 24, 2020
MSK Client Alert
Jeremy Mittman, Thea E. Rogers
Multicolor Marks On Product Packaging Can Be Inherently Distinctive
April 23, 2020
MSK Client Alert
Sofia Castillo, Alesha M. Dominique
Court Holds Vicarious Copyright Liability Claim Can Move Forward Against Major ISP
April 23, 2020
MSK Client Alert
Leo M. Lichtman, Marc E. Mayer, Orly Ravid
Principles of Equity: SCOTUS Eliminates “Willfulness” Prerequisite for Award of Trademark Profits
April 23, 2020
MSK Client Alert
Eleanor M. Lackman
Immigration Proclamation Sets Limited Curbs
April 23, 2020
MSK Client Alert
David S. Rugendorf
A De Minimis Defense Grows in Brooklyn: Display of Street Art in Action Movie Not Infringement
April 21, 2020
MSK Client Alert
Theresa B. Bowman, Eleanor M. Lackman
NY Court Allows Use of Third-Party Photo Embedding, Thanks to Instagram’s Terms of Service
April 21, 2020
MSK Client Alert
Timothy M. Carter, Robert H. Rotstein
Order Up!
April 21, 2020
MSK Client Alert
Stephen C. Franz, Jeremy Mittman
Accommodation Landmines Await
April 21, 2020
MSK Client Alert
Jeremy Mittman, Corey G. Singer
Employer Expectations in COVID Conditions
April 20, 2020
Client Alert
Frida P. Glucoft
Contact Tracing: COVID-19
April 20, 2020
Client Alert
Timothy M. Carter, Susan Kohn Ross
CBP Authorizes Duty Payment Deferral
April 20, 2020
MSK Client Alert
Susan Kohn Ross
LA Takeaways
April 17, 2020
MSK Client Alert
Stephen C. Franz, Jeremy Mittman
ERC vs. PPP
April 17, 2020
MSK Client Alert
Robert J. Lowe
COVID-19 Tax Relief
April 17, 2020
MSK Client Alert
Jeffrey D. Davine
Hague Service Convention Out of Reach for Foreign Parties Who Select California Arbitration Forum and Agree to Informal Notice of Suit Methods
April 10, 2020
MSK Client Alert
Tiana A. Bey, Theresa B. Bowman
Los Angeles Makes Big Moves for Big Employers
April 10, 2020
MSK Client Alert
Stephen C. Franz, Jeremy Mittman
Charitable Contributions Show You CARE
April 10, 2020
MSK Client Alert
David Wheeler Newman
Estate Planning in the Time of COVID-19
April 10, 2020
MSK Client Alert
Rachel R. Hulburd, Seth W. Krasilovsky
Georgia Employers On the Hook
April 8, 2020
MSK Client Alert
Carly Epstein, Jeremy Mittman
America CARES About Unemployment
April 8, 2020
MSK Client Alert
Jeremy Mittman, Thea E. Rogers
California Court Of Appeal Says Unlimited Vacation Policies Fly
April 7, 2020
MSK Client Alert
Jeremy Mittman
COVID Conversion
April 6, 2020
MSK Client Alert
Allan B. Cutrow
COVID-19 Relief for Music Industry Workers
April 6, 2020
MSK Client Alert
Craig C. Bradley, Eleanor M. Lackman
Privacy Takes Many Forms
April 6, 2020
MSK Client Alert
Timothy M. Carter, Susan Kohn Ross
Public Spaces = Covered Faces
April 6, 2020
MSK Client Alert
Susan Kohn Ross
Fortnite Is Nearly Free From Pellegrino Suit Over Dance Moves
April 3, 2020
MSK Client Alert
Sofia Castillo
USPTO Extensions
April 3, 2020
MSK Client Alert
Alesha M. Dominique, Marissa B. Lewis
Freedom of Squeak: The Ninth Circuit Finds First Amendment Protection For Parody Dog Toy
April 3, 2020
MSK Client Alert
Theresa B. Bowman, Marc E. Mayer
Copyright Office Accepting Electronic Applications
April 3, 2020
MSK Client Alert
Alesha M. Dominique, Marissa B. Lewis
New FFCRA Regulations Provide Clarity
April 3, 2020
MSK Client Alert
Stephen C. Franz, Jeremy Mittman
Paycheck Protection for Non-Profits
April 3, 2020
MSK Client Alert
David Wheeler Newman, Jean Pierre Nogues
Bay Area Narrows SIP Orders
April 3, 2020
MSK Client Alert
Susan Kohn Ross
MSK Scores a Win for Activision in “Call of Duty” Trademark Litigation
April 2, 2020
MSK Client Alert
Timothy M. Carter, Lillian Lee
Furthering the Fight Against COVID-19
April 2, 2020
MSK Client Alert
Susan Kohn Ross
More FFCRA Questions Answered
March 30, 2020
MSK Client Alert
Jeremy Mittman
Remote Work Blurs Boundaries
March 30, 2020
MSK Client Alert
Frida P. Glucoft, Howard D. Shapiro
Additional SEC Relief is Revealed
March 30, 2020
MSK Client Alert
Ignacio Celis-Aguirre
NLRB Advice on COVID-19
March 30, 2020
MSK Client Alert
Jonathan M. Turner
Employee Relief in the Empire State
March 30, 2020
MSK Client Alert
Timothy M. Carter, Jeremy Mittman
Court Sides With Video Game Producer Over The Use Of Athlete’s Tattoos
March 27, 2020
MSK Client Alert
Sofia Castillo
Enforcement Extension
March 27, 2020
MSK Client Alert
Stephen C. Franz, Jeremy Mittman
DOL Provides Guidance
March 26, 2020
MSK Client Alert
Stephen C. Franz, Jeremy Mittman
America CARES
March 26, 2020
MSK Client Alert
David Wheeler Newman
COVID-19 Causes Coverage
March 26, 2020
MSK Client Alert
Blake Baron
SEC Sets Course on COVID-19 Disclosure
March 26, 2020
MSK Client Alert
Blake Baron
Keeping Employees Posted
March 26, 2020
MSK Client Alert
Stephen C. Franz, Jeremy Mittman
Supreme Court Rules in Favor of North Carolina, Applies Sovereign Immunity
March 25, 2020
MSK Client Alert
Adé T.W. Jackson, Bradley J. Mullins
Department of Labor Releases Initial Q&A for Families First Coronavirus Response Act
March 25, 2020
MSK Client Alert
Stephen C. Franz, Jeremy Mittman
Tax Filing Reprieve
March 23, 2020
MSK Client Alert
Jeffrey D. Davine
EEOC on COVID-19
March 23, 2020
MSK Client Alert
Jeremy Mittman
Pirates Find New Shelter
March 23, 2020
MSK Client Alert
Eleanor M. Lackman
Freedom Of (All) The Press?
March 23, 2020
MSK Client Alert
Craig C. Bradley, Aaron M. Wais, CIPP/US
Golden State Stays Home
March 23, 2020
MSK Client Alert
Susan Kohn Ross
North America, Bordered Up
March 23, 2020
MSK Client Alert
Careful With The Remote
March 23, 2020
MSK Client Alert
Timothy M. Carter, Susan Kohn Ross
Don’t Get Stuck With COVID-19
March 23, 2020
MSK Client Alert
David S. Rugendorf
Big Apple Shrinks
March 23, 2020
MSK Client Alert
Susan Kohn Ross
Pardon The Interruption, Again
March 23, 2020
MSK Client Alert
Jean Pierre Nogues
FAQ On FFCRA
March 23, 2020
MSK Client Alert
FAQs re New Federally-Mandated COVID-19 Leave Benefits
March 23, 2020
MSK Client Alert
Families First
March 20, 2020
MSK Client Alert
Stephen C. Franz, Jeremy Mittman
Volatility Provides Opportunity
March 20, 2020
MSK Client Alert
Jeffrey K. Eisen, Joyce Feuille, Autumn Ronda
Governor Newsom Suspends Key Provisions of Cal-WARN
March 20, 2020
MSK Client Alert
Daniel J. Innamorati, Brian M. Ragen
MSK Wins Reversal of “Dark Horse” Copyright Verdict
March 20, 2020
MSK Client Alert
Christine Lepera, Jeffrey M. Movit, Gabriella Nourafchan
Pardon The Interruption, Again
March 20, 2020
MSK Client Alert
Jean Pierre Nogues
Big Apple, Small Business
March 19, 2020
MSK Client Alert
Arina Shulga
Merger Modifications
March 19, 2020
MSK Client Alert
Anthony A. Adler
Shareholder Distancing
March 19, 2020
MSK Client Alert
Blake Baron
COVID-19 Triggers Savings
March 19, 2020
MSK Client Alert
Sofia Castillo, Alesha M. Dominique
Federal Tax Payment May Be Delayed 90 Days
March 18, 2020
MSK Client Alert
David Wheeler Newman
Ninth Circuit Ends Lawsuit Involving Copyright Protection for Characters, Leaving Plaintiffs in a Bad Mood
March 17, 2020
MSK Client Alert
Robert H. Rotstein
Coronavirus Business Interruption
March 17, 2020
MSK Client Alert
Daniel M. Hayes, Jean Pierre Nogues
Telecommuting? Buckle Up
March 17, 2020
MSK Client Alert
Jeremy Mittman, Susan Kohn Ross
Best Practices for Maintaining Employee Privacy Regarding COVID-19
March 17, 2020
MSK Client Alert
COVID-19 and the Trade Community
March 16, 2020
MSK Client Alert
Susan Kohn Ross
Three New Coronavirus Developments for Employers
March 16, 2020
MSK Client Alert
Stephen C. Franz, Jeremy Mittman
Novel Coronavirus European Travel Ban (Effective March 13, 2020)
March 12, 2020
MSK Client Alert
Frida P. Glucoft, Benjamin Lau
CCPA - More Regulatory Changes Proposed
March 12, 2020
MSK Client Alert
Timothy M. Carter, Susan Kohn Ross
Ninth Circuit Rules in Favor of Led Zeppelin, Clarifies Standards for Copyright Infringement
March 11, 2020
MSK Client Alert
David A. Steinberg
YouTube May Be An Enormous Town Square, But It's Still Not Subject to The First Amendment
March 6, 2020
MSK Client Alert
Theresa B. Bowman
SEC Proposes Rule Changes That Will Enable Entrepreneurs to Raise More Capital at Lower Costs
March 6, 2020
MSK Client Alert
Mark T. Hiraide
Be Prepared: What Should Employers Do About the Coronavirus?
March 2, 2020
MSK Client Alert
Jeremy Mittman, Thea E. Rogers
NLRB Issues Final Rule on Joint-Employer Standard
February 26, 2020
MSK Client Alert
Jeremy Mittman
California High Court Rules That Employers Must Pay Employees For Exit Searches
February 20, 2020
MSK Client Alert
Carly Epstein
New Revisions to the CCPA
February 18, 2020
MSK Client Alert
Susan Kohn Ross
California's Mandatory Arbitration Agreement Ban Stopped In Its Tracks
February 18, 2020
MSK Client Alert
Alfredo Ortega
New USPTO Guidelines for Electronic Filings and Specimens
February 14, 2020
MSK Client Alert
Dima S. Budron, Alesha M. Dominique
New Executive Order Addresses E-Commerce and Counterfeit Goods
February 11, 2020
MSK Client Alert
Susan Kohn Ross
SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce’s Provocative Crypto Proposal
February 11, 2020
MSK Client Alert
Mark T. Hiraide
New Travel Restrictions for New Yorkers
February 7, 2020
MSK Client Alert
Benjamin Lau, Susan Kohn Ross
Craft Beer Rebranded
JANUARY 2020
CODO Design
Alesha M. Dominique
USCIS Releases New Form I-9, Effective Today
January 31, 2020
MSK Client Alert
Frida P. Glucoft, Benjamin Lau
IRS Penalties Assessed Against Your Client May Not Be Valid
January 30, 2020
MSK Client Alert
Robin C. Gilden
China - U.S. Phase 1 Deal: Is It Enough?
January 21, 2020
MSK Client Alert
Susan Kohn Ross

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