contributory trademark infringement

gTLDs Pose New Threats in Cyberspace

March 16, 2012 16:41

On January 12, 2012, ICANN, the Internet’s domain name registration watch dog, began accepting applications for new generic Top-Level Domains (gTLDs) to add to those already in existence, including .com, .net, .biz and others. Under the new scheme, any company can apply for a gTLD,...

Gibbons Director Catherine Clayton to Host Roundtable on Internet Privacy and Emerging Issues Relating to Online and New Media Enforcement

August 15, 2011 15:41

Gibbons is pleased to announce that Catherine M. Clayton, a Director in the firm's Intellectual Property Department, will host a roundtable on Internet privacy and emerging issues relating to on-line and new media enforcement on September 22, 2011 at 12:00 pm. This program is part of the...

District Court Awards Tory Burch $164 Million in Anti-Counterfeiting Litigation

June 13, 2011 17:34

Tory Burch LLC (“Tory Burch”), the makers of women’s apparel, designer shoes and fashion accessories, recently obtained a $164 million damages award against forty-one defendants accused of selling counterfeit versions of its products through numerous websites. This decision...

Publication: Credit For Counterfeiting Where Credit Is Due

January 19, 2011 21:00

My first co-authored work in the European Communities Trade Mark Association ("ECTA") Gazette:James L. Bikoff, David K. Heasley and Phillip V. Marano, Credit For Counterfeiting Where Credit Is Due, EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES TRADE MARK ASSOCIATION GAZETTE (November 23, 2010).CommentI am still waiting to...

Supreme Court Denies Certiorari in Tiffany v. eBay Appeal

November 29, 2010 18:44

Earlier today, the Supreme Court denied certiorari in the Tiffany v. eBay action, permitting a ruling to stand that places the burden on trademark owners to police infringements taking place on on-line auction sites. The Supreme Court’s denial of cert was without comment. Critical to the...