Intellectual Property

Can The ITC Police Foreign Trade Secret Violations?

November 30, 2016

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

November 28, 2016

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.

November 17, 2016

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

November 9, 2016

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

November 3, 2016

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

November 2, 2016

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.”