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Scott Hervey is a corporate and intellectual property attorney at Weintraub Tobin who works with companies in a variety of different industries. His clients include wineries, restaurants, technology companies, and entertainment/new media ventures. Scott has led his clients through hundreds of matters involving complex acquisitions, licensing, financings, and other transactions. He also assists clients in protecting their valuable brands through trademark infringement litigation, domain name infringement arbitration, and proceedings before the United States Patent and Trademark Office and Trademark Trial and Appeals Board. He discusses IP Law topics on the weekly video series The Briefing.

In this episode of The Briefing, Weintraub Tobin partners Scott Hervey and Tara Sattler discuss the legal rules governing talent representation and explain why the distinction between a manager and an unlicensed talent agent can have significant consequences for artists and their representatives.

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Continue Reading The Briefing: When a Manager Becomes an Agent The Talent Agency Act Trap

In this episode of The Briefing, Weintraub Tobin partners Scott Hervey and Richard D. Buckley, Jr. return to copyright fundamentals and explain how these rules affect creators, businesses, developers, filmmakers, and anyone commissioning creative work.

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Continue Reading The Briefing: Copyright Basics: What You Own, What You Don’t, and What Happens When Someone Crosses the Line

In this episode of The Briefing, Weintraub Tobin partners Scott Hervey and Tara J. Sattler break down Cesari S.R.L. v. Peju Province Winery L.P., a long-running dispute involving the LIANO and LIANA wine marks.

The Second Circuit vacated a judgment against Peju after finding that the earlier Trademark Trial and Appeal Board decision did not consider how the companies actually used their marks in the marketplace.

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Continue Reading The Briefing: Peju Province Winery v Cesari: When a TTAB Loss Doesn’t Follow You to Court

In this episode of The Briefing, Weintraub Tobin partners Scott Hervey and Tara J. Sattler break down the Supreme Court’s decision in Cox Communications v. Sony Music Entertainment, which reversed a $1 billion judgment against the internet service provider.

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Continue Reading The Briefing: Cox v Sony: Did the Supreme Court Just Give AI Companies a Copyright Shield?