Intellectual Property

Patent Legislation In The 115th Congress

A look ahead at a subject that’s been largely drowned out by more headline-conducive controversies, from a former Director of the PTO… ..

Landmark Victory For Western Company In Chinese IP Court

A six-year long IP dispute that had reached the Supreme People’s Court in China resulted in a victory for a […]

Man Claiming He Invented Email Is No Troll

He holds four degrees from MIT, runs a startup in the high-tech hotbed of Cambridge, Mass., and says he invented […]

African Americans, Denied Patents, Have Always Innovated

Though the U.S. patent system has consistently excluded them, black Americans have been prolific innovators. The first American patent was […]

Chinese Firms Battle For ‘Ivanka’ Trademarks

At least 65 Chinese companies and individuals have submitted applications to use the name “Ivanka” as a trademark, according to […]

Supplier Agreements Should Include Patent Litigation Protection

Anyone who uses patented technology can in theory be an infringer, and a considerable number of patent infringement cases are […]

MIT Big Winner In Billion-Dollar Patent Dispute

The U.S. Patent Trial and Appeal Board handed the team of scientists based at the Broad Institute and MIT a […]

A Rush To Trademark “Fake News”

The day after Donald Trump called CNN “fake news,” three U.S. companies applied to trademark the term. One of those […]

Trademark Can’t Stop Pot Shirt On Campus

When members of the Iowa State University chapter pf the National Organization for Reform of Marijuana Laws planned to sport […]

Beyoncé Sued For Voice Sample

The family of the late Anthony Barré, also known as comedian and rapper Messy Mya, is suing pop megastar Beyoncé, […]

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