Fox Opposes Certiorari In ‘Empire’ Expressive Work Trademark Dispute

Mealey's (July 12, 2018, 10:05 AM EDT) -- WASHINGTON. D.C. — Twentieth Century Fox Television in a July 9 opposition brief asks the U.S. Supreme Court to deny a record label’s petition for certiorari in a trademark lawsuit centering on soundtracks associated with the television series “Empire,” arguing that the petitioner has failed to identify any conflicts with the Lanham Act’s “expressive works” exception or relevant case law in a ruling in Fox’s favor (Empire Distribution Inc.v. Twentieth Century Fox Television, et al., No. 17-1383, U.S. Sup.)....