Defendants created a musical play which is a dramatization about the Four Seasons and the lives of its members. Defendants used, without authorization, a seven-second clip from the Ed Sullivan Show in which Ed Sullivan introduced the band Four Seasons. Plaintiff sued Defendants for copyright infringement and district court granted summary judgment in favor of Defendant. Ninth Circuit held: This was fair use because the clip had historical significance and Defendants imbued it with new meaning.

The annual conference, now in its eleventh year, will be held at the Law School on Friday, October 26, 2012, offering a series of panels and discussions on new and important works by noted IP practitioners, in recognition of the critical intersection between IP practice and policy.

TOPIC: The Complexity of IP Policy -- In Washington, Geneva, Brussels and Beijing On September 25, 2012, the GGU IP Law Center will host Professor Justin Hughes at the 5th Annual Distinguished IP Law Speaker Series event. Justin Hughes teaches intellectual property, international trade, and internet law at Cardozo Law School. Since November 2009, Professor Hughes has also served as Senior Advisor to the Undersecretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property. In that capacity he leads many of the United States' delegations at the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).

What’s the value of a word? Amid the barrage of headlines concerning Facebook’s initial public offering, one seemingly harmless four-letter word has been causing a very different kind of legal commotion. The word: Like.

One can hardly check the daily news feed from their favorite syndicators without encountering yet another high profile intellectual property headline. Whether it’s a breaking story about the NFL cracking down on counterfeiters, or the April 18th U.S. Supreme Court ruling regarding a dissatisfied patent applicant’s ability to introduce new evidence, intellectual property related lawsuits dominate headlines.

The Fourth Annual Distinguished IP Speaker Series to be Held April 5, 2012 On April 5, 2012, the GGU IP Law Center will host Professor Mark Lemley at the 4th Annual Distinguished IP Law Speaker Series event. Lemley, the William H. Neukom Professor at Stanford Law School, is one of the most prominent and prolific IP scholars in the U.S. He also serves as Director of the Stanford Program in Law, Science, and Technology, and is a partner in the SF IP litigation boutique, Durie Tangri LLP. Professor Lemley will lecture on the topic of “Why Do Juries Decide Whether Patents are Valid?”.

Trademark Law Treaty by Michael D. Stewart, Esq. Law Offices of Michael D. Stewart, 200 SE 1st St, Suite 701, Miami, Florida 33131. 305-590-8909. www.TheMiamiLaw.

Governance of the Domain Name System by Michael D. Stewart, Esq. Law Offices of Michael D. Stewart. www.TheMiamiLaw.com. 866-438-6574

Orthopedic Systems Inc. (OSI) was manufacturing a selling a surgical device created by Dr. Schlein with an agreement to pay royalties to the Dr. The product was always advertised with the Dr.'s name. 14 years later, OSI attempted to stop paying royalties because the surgical device was not patented and because it is "economically unfeasible." A lawsuit and trial ensued. Held: Under Calif. Civ. Code 3344(a), Dr. can recover $750 or his actual damages for use of his identity in commerce.

Golden Gate University School of Law and the Intellectual Property Law Center Presents: The 10th Annual Conference On Recent Developments In Intellectual Property Law & Policy. September 30, 2011 in San Francisco, CA.