Morgan Lewis on Intellectual Property and Technology
January/February 2004

In this Issue:

• Who CAN-SPAM and Who Can't:
  On January 1, 2004, the new Federal CAN-SPAM Act of 2003 went into effect. CAN-SPAM, which stands for "Controlling the Assault of Non-Solicited Pornography and Marketing Act of 2003," represents Congress' first effort to curb the intrusive dissemination of email promoting commercial products and services, including the unsolicited variety commonly referred to as "spam."
• Not Yet in the bag: "Beanies" Case Remanded":
  In Ty Inc. v. Softbelly's, Inc., 2003 WL 22994564 (7th Cir. Dec. 22, 2003), the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals reversed and remanded the lower court's judgment for the plaintiff on its claims for trademark infringement and dilution, primarily based on findings of evidentiary and procedural errors by the trial judge.
• Give Me More Shelter: Tax Confidentiality Issue Clarified:
  In an effort to gain access to information regarding abusive tax shelters, on January 1, 2003, the Internal Revenue Service issued rules regarding reporting of transactions that were either explicitly or implicitly confidential.
• Brief Updates
• IP Practice Expands

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