Author: Jeffrey Antonelli

The internet has changed our lives in a number of ways. And in order to keep up with the demands of today’s technologically savvy society, it must continue to grow and change as well. In recent months, the internet universe has been expanding from the .COM and .ORG universe to a number

With the recent Seattle Seahawks Super Bowl win, mention of the “12th Man” has been in the news for a number of weeks. Surprisingly, Seattle does not have ownership of this mark. The actual owner, Texas A&M University, has been very aggressive in policing its mark. Texas A&M registered the marks “12TH

On November 6, 2013, the 9th Circuit, following previous decisions by the 2nd and 6th Circuits, ruled that a copyright infringement claim filed by Seven Arts was barred based on the three year statute of limitations imposed by the Copyright Act. The decision cited that this decision was proper for the circumstances

“The Slants” is a Seattle-based band composed primarily of members of Asian-American descent. According to the band, their desire was “to take on these stereotypes that people have about us, like the slanted eyes, and own them.” They have been using the name since 2006 and claim to have a large Asian-American

The Supreme Court will be hearing oral arguments on Tuesday, January 21, 2014 in the case of Petrella v. Metro Goldwyn Mayer, over whether the doctrine of laches bars infringement claims over the rights to the film Raging Bull. This case, which was previously decided by the 9th Circuit, involves alleged copyright