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In today's digital world, intellectual property (IP) assets are the crown jewels of many businesses. Trademarks, patents, copyrights, trade secrets, photographs and online content need to be carefully managed to maximize their value and protected against a multitude of threats.
Led by two senior partners with decades of cutting-edge IP legal experience, Lutzker & Lutzker LLP provides counseling, transactional and litigation services to a wide range of clients, including:
- Corporations whose in-house counsel need assistance with IP matters
- Large, mid-size and small businesses seeking to grow or protect their IP assets
- International brands and companies entering the U.S. market
- Creative professionals and firms seeking to capitalize on their IP assets
- Nonprofits that need a wide spectrum of legal services.
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The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) made significant changes to application requirements and trademark filing fees, starting January 18, 2025. These changes include an increase in filing fees that will affect both new trademark applications and existing registrations. Notably, the USPTO is eliminating the two-tier trademark filing system — TEAS Plus ($250 filing fee) and T [ ... ]
Fashion industry professionals disagree as to whether Artificial Intelligence (AI) is a valuable tool for the industry or a force that will result in job losses and stifle imagination and innovation.
In the former camp, Matthew Drinkwater, head of London College of Fashion’s Innovation Agency, believes AI could prove to be a “hugely beneficial tool” for creatives a [ ... ]
Lutzker & Lutzker and the DC Chapter of INBLF, International Network of Boutique and Independent Law Firms, hosted the network’s 20th anniversary Black Tie Weekend November 7-9, 2024.
Participating in the event from L&L were Arnie Lutzker (President of INBLF), Susan Lutzker, Jeannette Carmadella, Ben Sternberg, Carolyn Wimbly Martin, Ethan Barr and Janet Fries.
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January is Data Privacy Month, and therefore an appropriate time to remind readers why it is important to stay vigilant regarding what information companies collect, use and share with third parties who can track your devices and send a barrage of targeted ads and otherwise intrude on your privacy. As early as 2012 in United States v. Jones, the Supreme Court recognized that “wi [ ... ]
Italian sculptor Maurizio Cattelan and his banana are still making news. We have previously reported on the lawsuit by sculptor Joe Morford against Cattelan alleging that Cattelan’s 2019 installation "Comedian" (a banana duct taped to a wall) had copied his 2001 "Banana & Orange." Morford, acting pro se, lost in the Southern District of Florida and the Eleventh Circuit, both of [ ... ]
This post is an update. Read the original post here, the first addendum here, the second addendum here and the third addendum here.
On September 4, 2024 the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit ruled against the Internet Archive. In so doing the Second Circuit upheld the March 2023 ruling of the U.S. Southern District Court of New York in Hachette v. Internet Ar [ ... ]