Phillips & Bathke, P.C. represents both individuals and companies that provide freelance services for others as well as companies retaining those freelancers. And, for those clients in Illinois, it is important to note the passage and implementation of a new law. The Illinois Freelance Workers Protection Act, Illinois Public Act 103-0417, which became effective on…
On May 8, 2024, Firm founder Jonathan Phillips filed a lawsuit against The Stack System GP, Inc., the company offering the Stack System line of Overspeed Training Products. The Complaint, available HERE, details allegations of misleading and false portrayals of results in Stack System’s advertising and marketing materials.
We are pleased to announce a favorable ruling for our client in a case before the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan. When the defendant in that case failed to comply with the terms of the settlement agreement, the Firm successfully obtained an order enforcing the settlement agreement. The suit stemmed…
Ameren’s new $1 billon + transmission line project will affect over 6,000 acres of central Illinois land.
Doug Isenberg’s GigaLaw is one of the great resources for intellectual property attorneys to keep on top of domain name dispute data. He publishes a quarterly digest of data on domain name disputes. Gigalaw’s 2023 digest for quarter three has a few things to note. First, filings jumped 18 percent in quarter three. Second, nearly…
In June, we published a blog article about auto-renewals in e-commerce. Since then, Jonathan Phillips has fleshed out the topic and submitted it to the Illinois State Bar Association for publishing. The Intellectual Property Section Council just published an article on auto-renewals and related topics with Jonathan’s co-authors Steven Baron and Leah Hall. The article,…
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What is an author in the copyright context? Well, we know that it is not artificial intelligence—for now. This is important because copyright protection vests in authors. So, without an author, there is no protection. Many cases have held an author must be a person. For the longest time it was not even a question….
Phillips & Bathke, P.C. recently assisted an Etsy seller whose competition went further than it should. Our client’s competitor accused our client of copyright infringement. The competitor submitted DMCA takedown notices to Etsy—delisting our client’s products. After review of the case, we determined an efficient, but aggressive approach would likely be successful. After discovery closed,…
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