Recently, the Appellate Court reversed a summary judgment finding based on res judicata and claims splitting determining neither a voluntary dismissal nor a subsequent dismissal for want of prosecution (“DWP”), were final orders. The case is BankFinancial, FSB v. Tandon, et al., 2013 IL App (1st) 113152 (March 13, 2013). In 2003, Plaintiff BankFinancial, FSB…
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McGrath Honored with Lisagor Award
The Chicago Headline Club recently awarded William T. McGrath its Peter Lisagor Award on May 3rd, 2013 in the “News Column or Commentary” category. The award was for his article entitled “Gingrich Faces Eye of the Copyright Tiger” which was originally published in the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin.
Continue Reading »Webinar – Using the Trademark Clearinghouse for New gTLDs
Here is the recording of the May 1, 2013 webinar entitled “Using the Trademark Clearinghouse for the New gTLDs.” On June 13, 2012, ICANN announced that 1,930 applications were filed for new top-level Internet domain names. These custom domains will be whatever the applicant desires to the right of the dot – .GOOGLE, .NEWS, or…
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Illinois Courts Attempt to Distinguish SLAPP Suits From Legitimate Defamation Claims
Lawyers and legislators are fond of acronyms. It is rare that a significant bill in Congress does not have one of these mnemonics. Everyone knows of the USA PATRIOT Act, but few realize that it is actually the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act. One of…
Debunking Copyright Myths Webinar
Here is the recording of the March 13, 2013 webinar entitled “Debunking Copyright Myths.” Copyright myths persist in common culture. For example, did you know there is no such thing as “poor man’s copyright” where you mail yourself a copy of the work you’re trying to protect? In this webinar, we will debunk that myth…
Trolls Often Lurk Under Intellectual Property Bridges
This article originally went to press on December 21, the last day of the Mayan calendar, but more optimistically, the first day of winter. At least in North America it is the first day of winter. I am reminded of the distinction because I was invited to make a presentation recently in beautiful Punte del…
The De Minimis Doctrine Plays an Important Role in Copyright Law
Every good lawyer needs to know a little Latin. While copyright litigators rarely need to think about quare clausum fregit (trespass on another’s land) or qui peccat ebrius luat sobrius (“He who sins when drunk shall be punished when sober”), they do occasionally have to deal with the maxim de minimis non curat lex (“the…
Trademark Dilution Webinar
Here is the recording of the February 6, 2013 webinar entitled “Trademark Dilution.” How do you protect famous marks from uses which tarnish or otherwise harm them? Trademark Dilution claims help to protect famous marks from other uses which tend to harm their uniqueness. In this webinar we will discuss the concept and some cases…
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