19. January 2010 by admin.

Los Angeles, CA - On January 15, 2009, a federal jury returned a unanimous verdict in the amount of $447,670.00 against retail chain Lane Bryant, Inc., and its suppliers. The nearly half a million dollar verdict sends a powerful message to apparel companies who choose to sell fabric and garments bearing knock-off textile designs.
Responding to arguments made by Scott A. Burroughs and Stephen M. Doniger of DONIGER / BURROUGHS APC, the jury found that the Plaintiff, a local textile company, owned a copyright for an original print design, and that the defendants sold fabric and garments bearing a modified knock-off of that print. Notably, the jury also found certain of the defendants’ infringements to be willful, because, among other reasons, they did not stop selling the infringing garments after receiving a cease and desist notice advising them of the infringement.

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8. September 2009 by admin.

http://www.mixedmartialartslawblog.com/2009/09/articles/civil-suits-1/kimo-fights-back/

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4. August 2009 by admin.

You can watch the segment by clicking this link. 

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7. July 2009 by admin.

http://blog.ericgoldman.org/archives/2009/07/seventh_lawsuit.htm

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5. June 2009 by admin.

DONIGER / BURROUGHS attorney Stephen Doniger’s client prevails in a decision by a judge in the Southern District of New York. In this decision, the Court adopts his client’s argument that the statute of limitations in a copyright action should be tolled while an action is pending in civil court in another jurisdiction: http://www.exclusiverights.net/2009/06/equitable-tolling-of-the-sol-for-filing-a-timely-action-that-is-dismissed-for-lack-of-personal-jurisdiction/

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14. April 2009 by admin.

Spring 2009 Edition of USC Law Magazine: ARTICLE

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27. March 2009 by admin.

Friend of D / B Milord Keshishian reports on D / B action on behalf of artist Bryan Callan against clothier Christian Audigier:

http://www.iptrademarkattorney.com/2009/01/copyright-lawyers-breach-license-agreement-christian-audigier-calan-nervous-tattoo.html

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13. March 2009 by admin.

We are all now familiar with the iconic AP photograph of Obama looking heavenward in a moment of quiet reflection. We are also familiar with Shephard Fairey, he of Obey fame’s, “repurposing” of the photograph to create a red and blue image reflecting Fairey’s propaganda aesthetic.

The AP was upset at Fairey’s derivative use of its photograph, and went to Fairey to discuss a license. Fairey was not interested in a license, and filed a lawsuit declaring that his use of the photograph was fair use.

Now, the AP has blasted back, taking Fairey to task over the course of several pages in its counterclaim for copyright infringement. Fairey, as the AP puts it, is nothing more than a “copy and paste” artist.  The assault begins on page 28: AP Copyright Counterclaim

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2. March 2009 by admin.

You can read the article at the link below:

http://www.exclusiverights.net/2009/02/judge-matz-denies-motion-to-dismiss-infringement-of-floral-patterns-design-elements-werent-generic-copies-of-natural-phenomena/

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20. February 2009 by admin.

D / B attorney Scott A. Burroughs, Esq. wins an injunction on behalf of Bryan Callan in Federal Court. Find the reportage here: L.A. Business Journal Article on Injunction in Callan v. Audigier

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