Intellectual Property

Award For “Stupid Patent” Draws A Libel Suit

Back in June of 2016, San Francisco-based Electronic Frontier Foundation bestowed its “Stupid Patent of the Month” award on an […]

Company Disconnects Internet-Controlled Garage Door After Customer Complaint

A customer identified as R. Martin was having problems with his app-controlled garage door, ordered from Colorado start-up Garadget. He […]

Their Paintings Whitewashed, NY Graffiti Artists Sued The Landlord In Federal Court

A group of 23 graffiti artists, who sued in 2013 after a landlord whitewashed their work, scored a courtroom victory […]

Trump Names IP Czar

President Donald Trump has named Vishal J. Amin, senior counsel on the House Judiciary Committee, to be the next White […]

Uber Exec, Accused Of Stealing Google Driverless Car Technology, Takes The Fifth

The former head of Google’s self-driving car project is invoking his Fifth Amendment right to avoid self-incrimination, in an effort […]

Sharing Laws Infringes Copyright In Georgia

Georgia lawmakers have told an open-records activist that, by copying all the official laws of that state onto a hard […]

Lawyer Stole Confidential Info For His Side-Hustle

A Houston law firm is accusing one of its former lawyers of stealing confidential client information to use at the […]

TTAB Misses Double Entendre, Rejects “SharpIN” Mark

The applicant, whose product is a knife holder with a built in sharpener, wanted to register the mark “SharpIN,” but […]

SCOTUS Examines Patent Trolls’ Love For East Texas

For the past few years, a single judge at a federal court in East Texas has overseen about a quarter […]

Apple Victorious In Chinese Patent Court

A Chinese court has overturned a ban on selling iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus phones in that country, after […]

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