Intellectual Property
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Led Zeppelin’s “Stairway” Copyright Win Reinstates Creative Freedom to the Music Industry11/10/2020 | By: Francelina M. Perdomo, Esq.| Antoaneta Tarpanova, Esq.| GDB 2020 Fall Newsletter
For the last five years, the music industry has been following a high-profile litigation against the iconic band Led Zeppelin. After a series of recent court decisions threatening the creativity of music innovators, this case reinforces the importance of creative freedom in musical works.
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Based on a True Story: “Jersey Boys” is Chock-Full of Facts9/23/2020 | By: Francelina M. Perdomo, Esq.| Antoaneta Tarpanova, Esq.
Jersey Boys, the hit Broadway musical, had been at the center of a long copyright infringement battle until last week, when the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit determined that Jersey Boys did not infringe on the autobiography of Tommy DeVito, one of the members of the band, the Four Seasons.
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Francelina M. Perdomo, Esq. joins GDB as an Intellectual Property partner.4/1/2020
Ms. Perdomo focuses her practice on intellectual property, corporate and commercial matters involving copyrights, trademarks, patents, false advertising, technology, digital media, music publishing, licensing, publicity rights, live events, table-top and video games. She represents authors, content creators and developers, music publishing, record production, technology and life sciences companies in their ongoing business affairs.
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Jared B. Foley Promoted to Partner1/6/2020
Gallet Dreyer & Berkey, LLP is pleased to announce that Jared B. Foley has become a partner of the firm. Mr. Foley is a highly skilled attorney whose practice focuses on commercial litigation, white collar criminal defense, employment litigation and intellectual property litigation. He has successfully represented individuals and companies in federal court and state court and has also represented parties in FINRA, AAA and JAMS arbitrations. Mr. Foley is a graduate of Columbia Law School and Dartmouth College.
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Common Copyright Issues Facing New Businesses10/23/2017 | By: David T. Azrin, Esq. | GDB 2017 Fall Newsletter
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Common Trademark Issues Facing New Businesses
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Trademark Protection in the Age of Expanding Internet Domain Names09/09/2014 | Fall 2014 Newsletter
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Trademarks - The Importance of Registering and Policing Your Brand09/09/2012 | Fall 2012 Newsletter