Overview
- Bryant and Dixon say the USPTO ordered Eminem to sit for a deposition and accuse his side of stonewalling efforts to schedule a one-day, seven-hour session.
- Eminem’s Nov. 11 filing calls their motion harassment and proposes a 2 p.m. ET start, offering to go late into the evening rather than begin in the morning.
- Manager Paul Rosenberg declares the rapper must be in his studio every morning for ongoing projects, citing costly disruptions if he is unavailable.
- Eminem’s lawyers argue he does not control SHADY trademarks and ask the board to limit questioning to relevant issues, seeking to bar inquiries into his image or intentions.
- The Trademark Trial and Appeal Board has not ruled on the scheduling or scope disputes, including the request to cap the deposition at two hours and deny any discovery extension.