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Malin Haley DiMaggio & Bowen, P.A.
Established 1969
WE’VE MOVED!
For nearly 50 years, Malin Haley has been recognized as South Florida’s premier intellectual property law firm. […]
REDSKINS TRADEMARK REGISTRATION CANCELLED, BUT DON’T EXPECT A NAME CHANGE
In July’s Pro Football v. Blackhorse decision, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia affirmed the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board’s (TTAB) decision to cancel several trademark registrations owned by the Washington Redskins. The longstanding battle saw litigants present evidence and argue over whether “Redskins” was a disparaging, derogatory term. […]
AIPLA Newsstand Article: Monkey in the middle of selfie copyright dispute
The “selfie” is now so ubiquitous that the word is in the Oxford English Dictionary, you can use it in Scrabble and it has spawned a whole new lexicon. Selfies are no longer the preserve of teens and reality stars; you now have politicians, royalty and companies getting in on the act. Selfies can mean […]
Patent Covering Computer Implementation of Centuries Old Concepts Declared Invalid
On June 19, 2014, the Supreme Court decided that a patent related to a centuries old financial concept was invalid since it was an abstract idea, even though the concept was implemented through a computer.
The court’s unanimous ruling effectively narrows the type of “inventions” that can be eligible for patents, and amounts to a minor […]
College Quarterback Has Virtual Rights to Publicity
It’s safe to say that this has been the year of the virtual in College Football. Of course, we had the whole Manti Te’o virtual girlfriend fiasco. That did not work out so well for the real football player – Te’o slipped into round two of the NFL draft. But Kevin Hart, […]