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Read on for a discussion of legal issues arising from the resale, customization, and upcycling of luxury goods.

Playing music during political campaign events creates atmosphere. However, recording artists frequently object to the use of their music.

Earlier this month, the US Supreme Court delivered its ruling in the case of Vidal v. Elster. Learn about the impact of this decision

The Supreme Court held that there is no time limit on the period for recovery of copyright damages in a timely filed copyright case.

A refresher on fair use and key precedents likely to be influential in the pending cases.

How the modified Rogers test was recently applied by a district court in MetaBirkins.

Read on for a discussion of how open-source software implicates copyright law and its consequences for business owners.

In June, the US Supreme Court delivered its ruling in the case of Abitron Austria GMBH v. Hetronic Int’l, Inc., which concerned whether a US

Nancy has been selected once again for inclusion in Super Lawyers as a "top rated intellectual property litigation attorney in New York,...

Fair use is probably the most-mentioned, but least-understood, aspect of copyright. It's challenging to predict the outcome in fair use ...

Nancy Mertzel was nominated as the Co-Chair of the Litigation Section’s Intellectual Property Law Committee of the American Bar Association.

Not all trademark disputes take place in court. Learn about TTAB and tips for streamlining TTAB cases using Alternating Case Resolution.

After more than a decade of litigation, the epic battle over the Java API has come to an end with an April 2021 ruling by the United States

The New York Law Journal published my article, Strategies for Avoiding and Responding to Copyright Troll Litigation. (This is an expanded...

An important development in copyright litigation over the past few years is the dramatic increase in so-called “troll” cases. For...