A court denied Netflix’s request for GoTV Streaming to supply documents relating to the source of its patent litigation funding. Scott Hervey and Eric Caligiuri discuss this dispute on this episode of The Briefing by the IP Law Blog.Continue Reading The Briefing by The IP Law Blog: Court Rules Litigation Funding Not Relevant in Netflix v. GoTV
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The Briefing by the IP Law Blog: What Now for Fair Use After Warhol v. Goldsmith
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Andy Warhol Foundation v. Goldsmith that Andy Warhol’s portrait of music legend Prince did not qualify as fair use under copyright law. Scott Hervey and Tara Sattler talk about this decision on this episode of The Briefing by the IP Law Blog.Continue Reading The Briefing by the IP Law Blog: What Now for Fair Use After Warhol v. Goldsmith
The Briefing by the IP Law Blog: The Protectability of Short Phrases
While iconic catchphrases from TV and film can hold significant equity, protection of them can be spotty. Scott Hervey and Tara Sattler talk about the protectability of short phrases on this episode of The Briefing by the IP Law Blog.Continue Reading The Briefing by the IP Law Blog: The Protectability of Short Phrases

Court Denies Attempts to Compel Disclosure of Litigation Funding Documents
In GoTV Streaming, LLC v. Netflix, Inc., 2-22-cv-07556 (CDCA May. 24, 2023) (Shashi H. Kewalramani), the Central District of California denied Defendant Netflix’s attempts to compel Plaintiff GoTV Streaming to provide documents and further information as to the source of the litigation funding that GoTV received in conjunction with the patent litigation. Continue Reading Court Denies Attempts to Compel Disclosure of Litigation Funding Documents

SCOTUS Rules Andy Warhol’s Prince Portraits Are Not Fair Use
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Thursday that Andy Warhol’s portraits of music legend Prince did not qualify as fair use under copyright law. …
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