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Apple’s Rollouts of iOS 14.5 and iOS 15 Impact Marketers, App Developers and Small Businesses Martin, Carolyn Wimbly
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Author: Carolyn Wimbly Martin and Margaret Horstman Published: November 30, 2021 Apple’s iOS 14.5 and upcoming iOS 15.2 contain substantial privacy features that empower consumers to have better control over who can track their information. While the benefits to consumers are undeniable, the changes impact app developers and any businesses that collect

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NCAA Rule Change Paves Way for Student Athlete Endorsement Deals Martin, Carolyn Wimbly
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Author: Carolyn Wimbly Martin and Ethan Barr Published: January 3rd, 2022 In June 2021, the National Collegiate Athletic Association (“NCAA”) waived a longstanding rule that prevented student athletes from profiting from their name, image and likeness (“NIL”). This opened the floodgates for student athletes to advertise and promote products or services, as

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Lutzker & Lutzker LLP, United States Patent and Trademark Office, privacy law
Getting Lost in the Thicket: AbbVie Wields Its Expansive Humira® Patent Portfolio Against Alvotech’s Adalimumab Biosimilar
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Author: Andrew J. Storaska Published: June 24, 2021 In the most recent of a series of litigations by AbbVie against manufacturers seeking to market biosimilar versions of Humira®, the world’s most profitable drug, AbbVie initiated an action against Alvotech in the district court for the Northern District of Illinois on April 27, 2021,

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Chinese Patent Linkage, Patent Term Adjustment, and Patent Term Extension Guidelines Unveiled For Comments
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Author: Xiaoban Xin Published: August 25, 2021 On August 3, 2021, the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) released the Draft Revised Patent Examination Guidelines (“Draft Guidelines”) for comments.  The revisions in the Draft Guidelines reflect the recently amended Chinese Patent Law that came into effect on June 1, 2021, and the Draft Revised Implementing Regulations (“Draft

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Chinese Patent Linkage, Patent Term Adjustment, Patent Term Extension Guidelines
Andy Warhol Decision Spells Stronger Rights for Photographers Fighting Infringers: Addendum Lutzker, Susan J.
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Author: Susan J. Lutzker Published: August 26th, 2021 Less than two weeks after the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit issued its decision in The Andy Warhol Foundation v. Goldsmith, narrowing the range of works which can be considered ‘transformative’ under a fair use analysis, the Supreme Court issued its

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The Copyright Alternative in Small-Claims Enforcement Act of 2020 (Case Act) Lutzker, Susan J.
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Author: Susan J. Lutzker Published: August 25th, 2021 The new CASE Act offers the opportunity for copyright owners to enforce their interests before a small-claims tribunal, rather than in expensive federal court litigation. As the specifics of implementing the law take shape, many questions surround its legality and the likely effectiveness. Click here to

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Lutzker & Lutzker LLP, Copyright Law, CASE act