Trademarks are used to identify and distinguish an individual’s or entity’s goods or services from those manufactured or sold by others and to indicate the source of such goods or services.

The Copyright Act provides that an action for copyright infringement must be commenced “within three years after the claim accrued.” 

District courts have long had the ability to cancel trademark registrations in cases involving infringement claims or registered marks under 15 U.S.C. § 1119.

In the context of a purchase or sale of a security, Rule 10b-5(b) (17 CFR §240.10b-5(b)) makes it unlawful “[t]o make any untrue statement of a material fact or to omit to state a fact necessary in order to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which they were ...

Manatt Partners Samantha Katze and Lisa Rosaya wrote an article for Law360 discussing the precedent set by the Federal Circuit for certification marks.

A Manatt team that included Manatt Financial Services Partner Andrew Morrison, Litigation Partner Samantha Katze and Litigation Associate Tina Lapsia successfully represented Mullen Automotive Inc. (Mullen).

UPDATE 6/24/2024: Manatt is pleased with the decision from the United States Supreme Court upholding the federal law banning the possession of firearms by people subject to domestic violence orders of protection. Manatt has filed an amicus brief in the U.S. Supreme Court in United States v. Rahimi ...

Manatt has filed an amicus brief in the U.S. Supreme Court in United States v. Rahimi on behalf of the New York County Lawyers Association, one of the largest and most influential county bar associations in the country. The brief was filed in support of the United States of America’s ...

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP, a multidisciplinary, integrated professional services firm, announced today the promotion of five attorneys to partnership and the elevation of one consultant to a managing director. These professionals, who are members of the firm’s privacy and data ...