is a member of Pryor Cashman’s Litigation Group, where she represents clients in a variety of commercial disputes in the music, art, technology, real estate, and insurance industries. Prior to attending law school, Mallory gained experience as a litigation paralegal, working with various attorneys on intellectual property, business, and real estate matters.
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.