Tyler Hampy

Facebook and the First Amendment

    Jennifer O'Brien had been employed as a school teacher in Paterson, New Jersey for many years. In December…

13 years ago

Facebook sued again…

  Larry Klayman, an attorney and General Counsel of an organization called Freedom Watch, brought an action against Facebook, Inc.…

13 years ago

Trademark Law: Secondary Meaning

  In trademark law, marks are placed along a continuum of distinctiveness. If a mark is classified as not being…

13 years ago

Trademark Dilution: Blurring v. Tarnishment

The Federal Trademark Dilution Act (“FTDA”), embodied in Section 43(c)(1) of the Lanham Act, provides that famous marks are eligible…

13 years ago

The Fair Use Doctrine: Does a Parody Qualify?

By: Tyler Hampy As mentioned in my last post, this post will continue the discussion on the fair use doctrine.…

13 years ago

Introduction to the Fair Use Doctrine

To prove copyright infringement, the plaintiff must show that it owns a valid copyright and must establish that the defendant…

13 years ago

Unfair Competition: How does it relate to trademark infringement?

  By: Tyler Hampy To begin, what is unfair competition? Although the courts have had little success in defining unfair…

13 years ago

Louis Vuitton Sues for Trademark Infringement

Near the beginning of the film The Hangover: Part II, the four friends are walking through the Los Angeles International…

13 years ago

Trade Dress Protection

Traditionally, trade dress was limited to the overall appearance of labels, wrappers, and containers used in packaging a product. However,…

13 years ago