is the Co-Chair of Pryor Cashman’s Trademark Group, where she provides hands-on, end-to-end service to a diverse roster of clients. She is also a member of the Intellectual Property, Litigation, and Media + Entertainment Groups. With more than 20 years of experience litigating and advising on complex IP matters, Dyan has earned the reputation as the go-to lawyer for trademark, trade dress, false advertising, and copyright disputes.
This year was an eventful one for trademark law—from reiterating the importance of “association” under the Lanham Act, to dispelling the notion that foreign conduct can create liability, to re-working the protection of expressive works after Jack Daniel’s. Below outlines a few of the important trademark decisions from 2024 and cases we are watching in 2025.
Nonfungible tokens, or “NFTs,” are dominating the news cycle lately. From the $69.3 million sale of digital artist Beeple’s “Everydays — The First 5000 Days,” at Christie’s Auction House, to a $9.00 three-pack of NBA digital trading cards, NFTs with varying price tags are everywhere. Whether this new craze is a bubble waiting to be burst or whether it is here to stay, those wishing to take part in an NFT transaction need to be aware of everyone’s roles. Here’s what buyers and sellers should know.