Lauren Schweitzer

Dec 28, 2023 | news.bloomberglaw.com | Lauren Schweitzer

It’s been an exciting year for copyright and trademark law: The US Supreme Court issued high-profile rulings on trademark territoriality, fair use, and First Amendment protection. But as often happens, these rulings clarify the law while leaving unanswered questions for 2024. Trademark TerritorialityAbitron Austria GmbH v. Hetronic International, Inc. held “the infringing ‘use in commerce’ of a trademark provides the dividing line between foreign and domestic applications” of the Lanham Act.