Intellectual Property

2015 A Record Year For Patent Disputes

Patent disputes reached a record high in 2015, according to UnifiedPatents’ annual report, which found an overall rise of 13 […]

Patent System Blamed For Skewed Drug Development

The patent system in tandem with the FDA approval process skews drug development toward treatments for late-stage cancer at the expense of early-stage treatments or prevention.

Authors Guild Wants Google Before The Supreme Court

The Authors Guild, claiming that Google’s use of copyrighted work in its Google Books Service goes beyond “fair use,” has […]

Live Long, Don’t Prosper On Our IP, CBS Tells Trekkie Filmmakers

CBS and Paramount are targeting a crowd-funded Star Trek film that, by its own admission, employs professionals and aims to […]

Singer Slaps Spotify With $150M Class Action

David Lowery, singer for groups Camper Van Beethoven and Cracker, has filed a class action lawsuit against streaming music service […]

Appeals Court Reverses Cisco’s $64M Patent Case

Cisco is off the hook for nearly $64 million in damages after an appeals court this week found the company […]

Sock Puppet Does “Who’s On First?”

Heirs of the Abbott & Costello claimed infringement when part of the comedians’ classic routine showed up in…

Pandora Settles In Royalty Case

In a move that will end a protracted legal battle, streaming music service Pandora has settled with the two largest […]

New Zealand Will Extradite Prolific Hacker

A New Zealand judge has ruled that Kim Dotcom, founder of Megaupload, may be extradited to the U.S., where he […]

Hacker Charged With Stealing Celeb Pics, Scripts

A 23 year-old man has been charged with felony criminal copyright infringement and identity theft after he was caught attempting […]

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