In an important decision delineating the boundaries of fair use of another person’s trademark, the Second Circuit announced a standard by which nominative fair use of a trademark will be evaluated in ...

Many years ago, back when I used to answer my landline telephone, I found myself in a conundrum. I realized that, when a caller asked, “May I speak to June, please?” I would answer, “This is she.” But ...

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The nominative fair use doctrine was first recognized by the Ninth Circuit in New Kids on the Block v. News America Publishing, 971 F. 2d 302 (1992). The elements of this doctrine in the Ninth Circuit ...

Laura holds a Master's in Experimental Neuroscience and a Bachelor's in Biology from Imperial College London. Her areas of expertise include health, medicine, psychology, and neuroscience. Laura holds ...

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Two command sergeants major from the Army Contracting Command have been selected to compete for future nominative positions. Nominative command sergeant major positions are those that serve at the ...