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Posting Photos to Twitter Did Not Create Licenses for Third Parties, Court Rules in Copyright Infringement Case Awarding $1.2 Million to Photographer Date: January 10, 2014
Copyright Litigation Over Tattoo Designs is on the Rise in New York and Elsewhere Date: January 3, 2014
Manhattan Federal Court Holds Google Book Digitization Project is Fair Use Under the U.S. Copyright Act Date: December 27, 2013
Sports Photographers File New York Copyright Infringement Lawsuit Against the NFL and Others Date: December 20, 2013
$2.3 Million Patent Infringement Verdict Could Affect Online Businesses and Consumers in New York and Across the U.S. Date: December 13, 2013
Patent Infringement Award Could Affect Pharmaceutical Sales in New York and Across U.S. Date: November 21, 2013
Cracker Barrel Trademark Dispute Will Keep Restaurant Chain’s Products Off of Grocery Shelves in New Jersey and Elsewhere for Now Date: November 29, 2013
Decision in Apple v. Samsung Patent Dispute May Make it More Difficult for Companies to Obtain a Permanent Injunction in New York and Nationwide Date: November 21, 2013
Studios Ask New York Judge to Dismiss Copyright Infringement Case Against LimeWire Date: November 14, 2013
Agreement Between Nokia and Samsung Highlights the Financial Importance of Patent Licensing in New York and Elsewhere Date: November 7, 2013
U.S. Supreme Court to Decide Case That Could Also Affect Copyright Owners in New York Date: October 31, 2013
New York Apple Growers Agree to Pay Cornell University for Exclusive Rights to Two New Hybrid Varieties Date: October 24, 2013
Distinctive Nature of Trademarks in New York and Elsewhere Highlighted by Chanel’s Failed Attempt to Patent the Word ‘Jersey’ Date: October 17, 2013
Princeton Residents File Lawsuit Over Patent Royalties in New Jersey Tax Court Date: October 11, 2013
Child Safety Seat Manufacturer Issues Safety Recall in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, and Elsewhere Date: September 20, 2013
Two High School Students Killed, Two Injured in Single-Vehicle Pine Plains Wreck Date: September 13, 2013
41 People Injured in Brooklyn Bus Accident Involving Driver Who Allegedly Fled From Police Date: September 6, 2013
Alcohol May Have Played a Role in Hudson River Boating Accident that Killed Two Pearl River Residents Date: August 30, 2013
23-Year-Old Pedestrian Suffers Horrific Injury in Manhattan Cab Accident Date: August 23, 2013
Hyundai, Kia Recall Over 300,000 Cars in New York, New Jersey, and Elsewhere Date: August 16, 2013
Worker Hurt After Falling Down Elevator Shaft at Staten Island Construction Site Date: August 8, 2013
Teen Driver Admits to Drinking and Texting Behind the Wheel in Fatal Montgomery Crash Date: July 26, 2013
Southeast Man Dies After 18-Year-Old Driver Fails to Yield on Route 312 Date: July 21, 2013
Six Kids, One Adult Hurt in Negligent School Bus Crash in Old Tappan, New Jersey Date: July 12, 2013
Bicyclist Killed in Brooklyn Hit-and-Run Crash Date: July 7, 2013
OSHA Issues 28 Safety Violations to Three Construction Contractors Over Electrocution Hazards at Long Island Building Site Date: June 28, 2013
Impaired Driver Injures at Least Six After Driving Onto a Sidewalk in the East Village Date: June 21, 2013
Preventable Bicycle Accidents are the Leading Cause of Sports-Related Head Trauma in New York and Across the Nation Date: June 14, 2013
24-Year-Old Worker Dies After Being Crushed by a Large Pipe at Saratoga Springs Construction Site Date: May 17, 2013
76 People Hurt When Two Trains Collide Near Fairfield, Connecticut Date: June 7, 2013
68-Year-Old Woman Killed in Tragic Motorcycle Crash on Saw Mill River Parkway in Westchester County Date: May 24, 2013
Study Claims Fatal Accidents Caused by Drivers Who Were Distracted by Cell Phones Are Grossly Underreported in New York, Elsewhere Date: May 10, 2013
Passengers Narrowly Avoid Injury in Negligent Aircraft Collision at Newark's Liberty International Airport Date: May 3, 2013
14 Hurt When Passenger Bus Crashes Off of I-295 in Mercer County, New Jersey Date: April 19, 2013
New York Senator Introduces Bill That Would Hold Dog Owners Financially Responsible For the First Bite Date: April 19, 2013
NYU Study Examines Pedestrian and Bicyclist Injury Rates in New York City Date: April 12, 2013
Eight Injured in Ulster County Head-On Crash Date: April 5, 2013
One Dead, One Hospitalized Following Three-Vehicle Wreck Involving Bus on I-87 Near Albany Date: March 29, 2013
Man Charged in Fatal Brooklyn Hit-and-Run Traffic Crash Date: March 15, 2013
Speeding-Related Traffic Deaths in New York City Increased by 65 Percent in 2012 Date: March 22, 2013
Two Die in St. Lawrence County Collision After Elderly Driver Loses Control Date: March 1, 2013
OSHA Investigating the Death of Construction Employee Killed in Queens Workplace Accident Date: March 8, 2013
At Least 19 Hurt in Negligent Bus Crash in Old Bridge Township, New Jersey Date: February 22, 2013
Young Mother Killed in Bronx Hit-and-Run Pedestrian Accident Date: February 15, 2013
Seven Workers Hurt, Operator Cited for Ignoring Safety Regulations After Construction Crane Collapses in Queens Date: February 8, 2013
One Hurt, One Killed in Head-On Crash on New York State Thruway Near Sloatsburg Date: February 1, 2013
U.S. Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Case that Could Affect Patients Injured by Generic Drugs in New York and New Jersey Date: January 18, 2013
Dozens Hurt When Ferry Crashes into Pier in Lower Manhattan Date: January 25, 2013
One Dead, Three Hurt in Suspected DWI Crash on Long Island Expressway in Queens Date: January 11, 2013
Construction Worker Killed When Commercial Air Conditioner Crushes Him in the Bronx Date: January 4, 2013
Semi Causes 35-Vehicle Pile-Up on Long Island Expressway in Suffolk County, New York Date: December 28, 2012
Double Amputee's Medical Malpractice Case Against Long Island Hospital Will be Heard in a Brooklyn Courtroom Date: December 14, 2012
One Killed, Eight Injured in Brooklyn Car Accident Involving Pedestrians Date: December 21, 2012
Four Queens Teenagers Killed, One Injured in Long Island Car Accident Date: December 7, 2012
220,000 Travel Cribs Recalled Following New York City Infant Death Date: November 30, 2012
New York Man Killed by Equipment in Saugerties Shale Mining Accident Date: November 23, 2012
Hurricane Sandy Highlights the Hazards Associated with Construction Cranes in New York City Date: November 16, 2012
White Plains Jury Awards Dental Patient Almost $10 Million Over Botched Tooth Extraction Date: November 9, 2012
Patients in New York and New Jersey Sickened by Fungal Meningitis Caused by Contaminated Steroid Injections Date: November 2, 2012
Five Teens Seriously Injured in Gallatin Car Accident Date: October 26, 2012
23 People Hurt After Chartered Bus Headed to Brooklyn Crashes in New Jersey Date: October 19, 2012
Lindsay Lohan Arrested After Alleged Hit-and-Run Accident in New York City Date: October 12, 2012
Medical License of Staten Island Plastic Surgeon Revoked Amid Gross Negligence Claims Date: October 5, 2012
Pedestrian Critically Injured by Motorcycle Outside of Concert in Darien Date: September 28, 2012
Amusement Park Ride Operator Killed at Long Island Festival Date: September 21, 2012
Two Killed in Single-Engine Plane Crash in Shirley Date: September 14, 2012
Carriage Horse Bolts Near Central Park in Manhattan, Injures Three People Date: September 7, 2012
Three Children Die in Long Island Sound Boating Accident Date: August 30, 2012
The Paleudis Law Firm, LLC Settles Major Car Accident Lawsuit Date: August 23, 2012
Pelham Manor Police Chase Leaves Two Bronx Women Hurt New Jersey Jury Orders Drug Giant Roche to Pay $18 Million in Damages to Former Accutane Users One Killed, Two Injured in West Harlem Building Collapse Date: July 30, 2012
Six Killed in Fiery Construction Zone Crash Near Fort Drum Date: July 21, 2012
24 Injured in New Rochelle Casino Bus Accident Date: July 12, 2012
New Study Suggests Electronic Health Records May Decrease Physician Malpractice Claims in New York, Nationwide Date: July 10, 2012
31 Hurt in Harlem MTA Bus Crash Involving Fuel Tanker Date: June 28, 2012
New Jersey and New York Have the Lowest Injury Death Rates in the U.S. 26 Curbside Bus Companies Shut Down in New York and Five Other States Date: June 26, 2012
Study Contends that 20 Percent of New York City Auto Injury Claims are Fraudulent Date: November 30, 2011
New York Court Encourages Expedited Settlement of Medical Malpractice Claims Date: November 28, 2011
New York Court Gives Trademark Owners Powerful Tools Against Counterfeiters and Cybersquatters Date: January 24, 2014
Court Allows Copyright Infringement Lawsuit to Proceed Against Individual Corporate Officers Date: January 31, 2014
Federal Appellate Court Rules that Purchase of Trademarks as Internet Search Terms Constituted False Advertising and Unfair Competition Date: February 7, 2014
Courts Reach Varying Conclusions in “BitTorrent Swarm” Copyright Infringement Lawsuits Date: February 26, 2014
Court Dismisses $2 Billion Patent Infringement Lawsuit Against Apple Involving Mobile Network Technology Date: March 5, 2014
Federal Circuit Rules on Claim Construction in Patent Infringement Case Date: March 7, 2014
Actress in Copyright Dispute with Google Obtains Preliminary Injunction Requiring Removal of Video from YouTube Date: March 14, 2014
Court Reopens Pharmaceutical Patent Lawsuit After Administrative Closure Date: March 21, 2014
“Patent Troll” Reaches Settlement with New York Attorney General While Suing Federal Government Date: March 28, 2014
Estate of James Dean Files Trademark Infringement Lawsuit Over Twitter Handle Date: April 1, 2014
Supreme Court Reviews Question of What Constitutes an “Abstract Idea” in Patent Law Date: April 11, 2014
Trademark Office, Others Object to Google’s Application to Register “Glass” Part 1: The Trademark Office Date: April 16, 2014
Trademark Office, Others Object to Google’s Application to Register “Glass” Part 2: The Opposition Proceedings Date: April 25, 2014
Hyperlinking to Unrestricted, Copyrighted Material Online Is Not Infringement, According to European Court of Justice Date: May 2, 2014
Law Professor and “Copyright Guru” Settles Lawsuit against Record Label Asserting Fair Use Date: May 9, 2014
Federal Circuit Rules that APIs Are Eligible for Copyright Protection in Oracle v. Google Date: May 15, 2014
Rights to Multiple Well-Known Typefaces at Issue in Dispute between Former Business Partners Date: May 16, 2014
Video Game Company Prevails in Dispute over “Virtual Worlds” Patent Date: May 23, 2014
Nature of Patent Protection and Patent Rights Under Review by Congress Date: June 1, 2014
Viacom, Google Settle Long-Running Copyright Infringement Lawsuit Date: June 13, 2014
Defined Terms versus “Plain Meanings” of Words in Patent Claims Construction Date: June 20, 2014
Court Rules in Copyright Infringement Lawsuit that 43-Year-Old Publishing Contract Includes E-Book Rights Date: June 27, 2014
Supreme Court Rules in Copyright Infringement, False Advertising Dispute that Has Gone on for Twelve Years Date: July 3, 2014
Use of DMCA Takedown Notice for Alleged Trademark Infringement Could Result in Liability for Misrepresentation by Trademark Owner Date: July 17, 2014
Federal Circuit Affirms Denial of Patent on Dolly, the Cloned Sheep Date: July 24, 2014
Copyright Infringement Lawsuit Against Online Vendor Tests Limits of DMCA Safe Harbor Protection Date: July 31, 2014
Led Zeppelin Accused of Stealing “Stairway to Heaven” Melody in Copyright Infringement Lawsuit Date: August 4, 2014
Trademark of Common Mathematical Symbol Creates Controversy Date: August 11, 2014
The Rise of 3D Printing Presents New Intellectual Property Challenges Date: August 18, 2014
U.S. Copyright Office Most Likely Will Not Allow Photographer to Register “Monkey Selfie” Date: August 25, 2014
Lawsuit Challenges “Happy Birthday to You” Copyright Date: September 2, 2014
U.S. Trademark Office Cancels Registration for Washington DC Football Team on Grounds of Disparagement Date: September 10, 2014
“Willful” Copyright Infringement Can Result in Criminal Prosecution Date: September 17, 2014
Supreme Court Rules that Company Streaming Television Programs Online Was “Performing” Them in Violation of Copyright Law Date: September 25, 2014
Pre-1972 Sound Recordings Triumph in Copyright Infringement Suits Date: October 9, 2014
Trademark Battle Continues: John Wayne Enterprises and Duke University Put Up Their “Dukes” Date: October 22, 2014
The Ebola Virus Infects the USPTO with a Patent Battle Date: November 12, 2014
Trademark Tacking: Supreme Court of the United States to Decide if “Commercial Impression” is a Question of Law or Fact Date: December 10, 2014
Corporate Trademark Bullying: Smaller Businesses Challenge Larger Corporations in Trademark Disputes Date: January 7, 2015
Record Labels and Music Publishers Claim Copyright Infringement on Unauthorized Use of Mixtapes Sent to Prison Inmates Date: January 16, 2015
The TTAB Recently Decides That Wine and Beer Are Substantially Similar In The Trademark World Date: January 28, 2015
Music Copyright Infringement Cases: Sam Smith Backs Down to Tom Petty While The “Blurred Lines” Writers and Marvin Gaye’s Family Stand Their Ground Date: February 3, 2015
The Supreme Court of the United States Leaves Question of Trademark Tacking To Jury Date: February 11, 2015
Scent Marks: The Future of Trademark Branding? Date: April 20, 2015
NYSLA Declaratory Ruling on Whether or Not Co-Branding and/or Marketing Partnerships Violate New York ABCL Date: July 8, 2014
California To Follow New York’s Lead on 'Sip and Spit' Bill Date: July 15, 2014
More Room for a Bubbling Cider Industry in New York Date: July 22, 2014
Adirondack Craft Beverage Trail and Map Initiative Date: July 29, 2014
New York Craft Brewer Workgroup Date: August 5, 2014
Calls for Reform to New Jersey's Liquor License Process Date: August 12, 2014
Alcoholic Beverages Delivered To Your Door Via A Smartphone App? Yes, It’s Legal. Date: November 12, 2014
Vineyard 48's Farm Winery License Revocation Reversed by New York Supreme Court Judge Date: December 9, 2014
Empire Brewery Lets Lucasfilm Feel Its Force During Trademark Dispute Date: January 6, 2015
Governor Andrew Cuomo: The New York Beer Brewers' Friend Date: January 16, 2015
The Next Glass App For Smartphones Ensures That A User's Next Glass Of Wine Or Beer Is The Perfect One Date: February 4, 2015