Intellectual Property

The Turtles Nail SiriusXM On Pre-1972 Copyright Rules

In a closely-watched copyright case, members of the 1960s band The Turtles have settled with SiriusXM in lawsuits claiming the […]

Can The ITC Police Foreign Trade Secret Violations?

The Supreme Court has been asked by a Chinese company to take a case that will test the jurisdiction of […]

Legal Hurdle Cleared In “We Shall Overcome” Copyright Case

A New York federal judge rejected a bid to dismiss the lawsuit over whether the song, “We Shall Overcome” – […]

Fighting the Gray Market in Korea and the U.S.

Both Korea and the United States face an influx of gray market goods (also known as “parallel imports”), but the […]

It’s Still Possible To Patent Software

A line of cases that began in 2012 and culminated in Alice Corp. v. CLS Bank International in 2014 has […]

“Los Pollos Hermanos” Artist Sues Breaking Bad Studio

Sony Pictures has been selling merchandise featuring the logo of fictional chicken joint Los Pollos Hermanos without permission, says artist […]

FTC Takes Aim At Patent Assertion Entities

Defining terms, the report steers clear of the loaded “patent troll,” but it does distinguish patent assertion entities (PAEs) from “non-practicing entities,” which it defines as “patent owners that primarily seek to develop and transfer technology.”