Intellectual Property

Songwriters Enter Digital Copyright Fray

September 14, 2016

Upset with last year’s Justice Department ruling that tightens restrictions on what songs music royalty clearinghouses could offer for licensing, […]

Take Me Out To…“Guaranteed Rate Field”?

September 1, 2016

Surely one of the more unusual of the corporate-sponsored names, for the stadium formerly known as…

Your Tattoo Can Be Someone Else’s IP

August 30, 2016

Could a court force removal? Probably not. But limiting activity that could be construed as “a commercial endeavor” is another […]

Author Makes Infringement Case Against Fox’s “Empire”

August 20, 2016

A Sixth Circuit judge in Michigan has given the green light for author Sophia Eggleton to pursue her infringement claim […]

Judge Gives “Happy Birthday” Lawyers Accolades, Millions

August 20, 2016

The lawyers who are responsible for putting the “Happy Birthday” song into the public domain will receive $4.62 million in […]

Oracle Funds Anti-Google Research Group

August 20, 2016

Oracle has confirmed that it is one of the funders of the Google Transparency Project, a Washington, D.C. group that […]

Appeals Decision Tightens Noose On Trade Secret Theft

August 18, 2016

A recent decision from the Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, continuing what appears to be a trend moving […]

Appeals Court Asks For Chill In Snowball Wars

August 18, 2016

The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals has asked for a detente between two frozen-ice confection companies that have waged legal […]

Key Takeaways from the New Trade Secrets Act

August 17, 2016

In May 2016 the Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016 was signed into law. It amends the Economic Espionage Act, […]

Seahawks Pay Texas A&M To Extend “12th Man” Trademark

August 16, 2016

Though Texas A&M’s football team was the first to refer to its fan-base as the “12th Man,” the Seattle Seahawks […]

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