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Monthly Archives: March, 2020

Breaks for Trademark and Copyright Owners

The USPTO is allowing extensions for trademark owners affected by the Corona virus. The Copyright Office is basically closed for personal contact and mail, but moving along on all things electronic.

Monthly Archives: March, 2020

2020 Substantial Similarity Update

Last week my father and I finished the 17th annual update of Substantial Similarity in Copyright Law. As was the case last year, the 9th Circuit upset the apple cart near the end, this time issuing the en banc decision in the Led Zeppelin case just days before the update was due. We got it in there though, so look for the update in May. Hopefully by then, copyright will matter again. Be well.