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EntertainmentLawUpdateEpisode148 – (view transcript)

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY REPORT ISSUED 

https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/FY21-IPEC-Annual-Report-Final.pdf

PRINCE ESTATE SETTLED UP

https://www.billboard.com/pro/prince-estate-court-battle-ends-six-years/ 

SAG-AFTRA MAKES NEW TV DEAL

https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/sag-aftra-exclusivity-window-agreement-1235346622/

NETFLIX TO PAY $42 MILLION IN RESIDUALS

https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/netflix-must-pay-writers-residuals-of-7729005/

PRACTICE POINTER: DILIGENCE IS IMPORTANT WHEN HANDLING TRADEMARKS FOR FOREIGN FIRMS

https://www.natlawreview.com/article/ny-attorney-suspended-filing-over-18000-us-trademark-applications-chinese-agents

https://foiadocuments.uspto.gov/oed/Zhang-Final-Order-(D2022-16)_Redacted.pdf

PARK SERVICE FILM PERMIT FEES DO NOT VIOLATE 1ST AMENDMENT, DC CIRCUIT SAYS 

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/filmmakers-national-parks-first-amendment-win-reversed-1235204047/ 

ELLIOT MCGUCKEN V. PUB OCEAN LIMITED

https://law.justia.com/cases/federal/appellate-courts/ca9/21-55854/21-55854-2022-08-03.html

VICTOR ELIAS PHOTOGRAPHY V. ICE PORTAL

https://law.justia.com/cases/federal/appellate-courts/ca11/21-11892/21-11892-2022-08-12.html

ELECTED OFFICIALS VIOLATE FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHT BY BLOCKING CONSTITUENTS

https://blog.ericgoldman.org/archives/2022/07/ninth-circuit-elected-officials-violated-the-first-amendment-by-blocking-constituents-on-social-media-garnier-v-oconnor-ratcliff.htm

PEPSI TAKES ON COFFEE ROASTERS, COURT SAYS NO LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION

Appeals court backs PepsiCo in trademark dispute with Stamford coffee company

Second Circuit Cans Likelihood of Confusion Argument – IP Update