Intellectual Property
In a case concerning copyright for the classic film “Raging Bull,” the U.S. Supreme Court held that the equitable defense of laches cannot preclude a claim for damages brought within the three-year statute of limitation window. The ruling could potentially increase the number of copyright infringement actions.
Responding to House legislation that would have “severe unintended consequences on legitimate patent holders,” Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Chairman of the Senate Committee on the Judiciary, announced that he was tabling the Patent Transparency and Improvements Act of 2013.
Our love is like our music. It’s here and then it’s gone, wrote the Rolling Stones, one of the many […]
Growing your patent portfolio to take advantage of the America Invents Act, confronting the top ten myths about post-grant trials at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board, and addressing “the rise and wrath of design patents.”
Gaming company Blizzard Entertainment is taking a stand against programmers who create and sell cheats that provide a competitive advantage […]
A Massachusetts court has ruled that a contractor that did not sign – and was not asked to sign – […]
The Justice Department’s indictment this week of five hackers from the Chinese military is “an important shot across the bow” […]
California judge Gary Klausner ruled that the Warner Bros.’ Matrix Trilogy did not plagiarize a screen play for a film […]
Tired of seeing the U.S. patent system being used as a punching bag, David Kappos, former director of the U.S. […]
An internet archive of radical writings was sued by Lawrence & Wishart, a small, leftist publisher, which asserted copyright ownership […]
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