Intellectual Property

Apple Patent Fight Could Cost $400M

The tech giant Apple may owe the University of Wisconsin upwards of $400 million for infringing a processor patent. Those […]

Superman Fights To Keep “Kryptonite” Off Vapor Smokes

The mark for kryptonite, the mythical element that weakens Superman, goes back to 1943, a few years after Superman himself came on the scene.

‘Downward Dog’ Can’t Be Copyrighted

A self-styled “Yogi to the stars,” lost a legal battle to copyright the series of yoga poses he popularized in […]

Don’t Count On U.S.-China Cyber Deal

“It’s a start” is the best that can be said for the U.S.- China agreement to curtail cyber-theft of intellectual property.

Make Your Opponent Pay Your Attorney Fees

In 2014 the Supreme Court handed down one of several critical patent decisions that have given defendants leverage against infringement […]

Changes Coming To Post-Grant Amendment Practice

There are three new proceedings to challenge patents: inter partes review (IPR), covered business method proceeding (CBM) and post-grant review […]

Most Law Firms Have Been Hit By Data Breach

At least 80 percent of the nation’s 100 largest law firms have been impacted in some way by data breaches, […]

“Laches” Circuit Decision A Jab At Trolls

The case had to do with the doctrine of laches, which penalizes a rightsholder that takes too long to assert its rights against a potential infringer.

Copyright-Wielding Agencies Stymie Cybersecurity Research

Regulatory agencies, including the Department of Transportation, are trying to use copyright law to crack down on tampering with automobile […]

Slants Argue Ethnic Slurs Are Protected Speech

Arguing before the full U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, a lawyer for the Asian-American band called The […]

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