Supreme Court: When Is a Derivative Work a Transformative Fair Use?
Fair use is probably the most-mentioned, but least-understood, aspect of copyright. It's challenging to predict the outcome in fair use ...
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Nancy Mertzel
- Jan 24
- 1 min
Nancy Mertzel nominated as the Co-Chair of the Litigation Section’s ABA
Nancy Mertzel was nominated as the Co-Chair of the Litigation Section’s Intellectual Property Law Committee of the American Bar Association.
Nancy Mertzel
- Oct 27, 2021
- 2 min
Options for Streamlining a TTAB Trademark Dispute with Alternative Case Resolution (ACR)
Not all trademark disputes take place in court. Learn about TTAB and tips for streamlining TTAB cases using Alternating Case Resolution.
Nancy Mertzel
- May 26, 2021
- 5 min
Fair Use Implications from the Supreme Court's
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
Nancy Mertzel
- May 14, 2020
- 1 min
Strategies for Avoiding and Responding to Copyright Troll Litigation
The New York Law Journal published my article, Strategies for Avoiding and Responding to Copyright Troll Litigation. (This is an expanded...
Nancy Mertzel
- Jan 30, 2020
- 2 min
Copyright Troll Litigation: How to Avoid It and What to Do if You Get Sued
An important development in copyright litigation over the past few years is the dramatic increase in so-called “troll” cases. For...