Intellectual Property

Site That Streams Sanitized Versions of Movies, Hit With $62M Damages, Vows To Fight On

The movie streaming service VidAngel, ordered to pay $62.4 Million in damages for copyright infringement, said it would appeal the verdict as well as explore its options in bankruptcy court.

Responding to Surge in Fraudulent USPTO Specimens

The USPTO has recently seen a surge in fraudulent trademark applications relying on digitally altered specimens of use. Rather than […]

JetBlue Suing Jetblack

Low-cost airline JetBlue has filed suit against Walmart, alleging that Jetblack, Walmart’s concierge shopping service, is infringing on its trademark. […]

Strong Opinions On Alice’s Fifth Anniversary

The 2014 Supreme Court decision in Alice Corp. v. CLS Bank International held that claims drawn to an abstract idea […]

New York Chef Rails Against Seed Patents

The chef and co-owner of two New York restaurants bemoans concentration in the seed industry and the power now wielded […]

The Strange Case Of Pepe The Frog Ends With Settlement, Key Legal Questions Unresolved

A benign cartoon character named Pepe the Frog got morphed into an alt-right symbol, of exactly what it isn’t clear, […]

Big Payday For GC, But With A Gender Gap

Average annual salary increased in 2018, with the greatest increases showing up in publicly-traded companies. The highest levels were found in…

IP Free-For-All In The World Of Rap

When does borrowing and “sampling” become IP theft? That question didn’t get much attention back in the day when rap […]

Major Ruling Re Trademark Licenses In Bankruptcy

In an 8-1 decision handed down on May 20, the Supreme Court reversed the 1st Circuit Court of Appeals and […]

Houston School District Must Pay $9.2 Million In Copyright Suit

The Houston Independent School District, the largest in Texas and one of the largest in the U.S., has lost a […]

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