A New Jersey federal court dismissed copyright claims against Netflix’s Boy Scouts abuse documentary, holding that factual content and common documentary techniques like archival footage, survivor interviews, and somber lighting are not protectable expression.
A New Jersey federal court denied a preliminary injunction in a dispute between competing waterfront restaurants, holding that a restaurant logo known only in a regional market is not ‘famous’ enough for federal trademark dilution protection.
A New Jersey federal judge awarded Benjamin Moore $4.2 million in unpaid trademark royalties from its former Moroccan licensee and reversed his own earlier decision to allow the licensee’s trade secret and tortious interference counterclaims.