Intellectual Property

NFL Player Takes On FanDuel

National Football League wide receiver Pierre Garcon has filed a putative class action lawsuit against fantasy football betting site FanDuel.com, […]

Parody Entitled To Copyright Protection

Playwright Jamie Keeling, who scripted a parody stage adaptation of the 1991 film Point Break, is suing the production company […]

Judiciary Committee Wants Software Copyright Report

At the end of a speech to the American Intellectual Property Law Association, US Register of Copyrights Maria Pallante revealed […]

Copyright Exemption Okayed For Car Hack Research

The U.S. Copyright Office has issued a clarification that exempts researchers and “white hat” hackers from some provisions of the […]

Copyright Office Okays TV Hacking

Owners of Smart TVs can legally hack into their systems to install improvements after the U.S. Copyright Office exempted such […]

Federal Circuit Nothing But Punks For SCOTUS, Says Critic

The Federal Circuit is showing too much deference to the Supreme Court’s flawed precedent on patent law, Gene Quinn, patent […]

“Litigation Finance” Hits Corporate Litigation

A New York Times magazine article looks at a controversial practice that has been a minor factor in the personal […]

Trademarks Not Among Problems For Fantasy Sports

Fantasy sports sites are the target of legal cases claiming false advertising and illegal gambling, but DraftKings and FanDuel are […]

This Bud’s Not For You, Says TTAB To Vintner

An Australian company lost its bid for the trademark WINEBUD, after being opposed by Anheuser-Busch, which successfully argued there was […]

How To Inadvertently Lose Privilege

A recent patent case in federal district court in Minnesota serves as a practical reminder about how to ensure privileged […]

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