Intellectual Property

Most Law Firms Have Been Hit By Data Breach

At least 80 percent of the nation’s 100 largest law firms have been impacted in some way by data breaches, […]

“Laches” Circuit Decision A Jab At Trolls

The case had to do with the doctrine of laches, which penalizes a rightsholder that takes too long to assert its rights against a potential infringer.

EU Court Strikes Down Info-Sharing Deal With U.S.

The EU’s highest court this week found that the 15-year-old trans-Atlantic “Safe Harbor” pact, used by thousands of companies to […]

Copyright-Wielding Agencies Stymie Cybersecurity Research

Regulatory agencies, including the Department of Transportation, are trying to use copyright law to crack down on tampering with automobile […]

Slants Argue Ethnic Slurs Are Protected Speech

Arguing before the full U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, a lawyer for the Asian-American band called The […]

Troll Chooses UK Venue For Infringement Litigation

Unwired Planet, a non-practicing entity that holds more than 2,000 patents, is about to begin a series of court trials […]

‘Yosemite’ Subject Of Trademark Suit

After Aramark won the 15-year contract to run the lodges, restaurants, and visitor attractions at Yosemite National Park, former contract […]

Statistics Show IPRs Favor Patent Challenges

The America Invents Act of 2012 introduced Inter Partes review as a new way to challenge the validity of patents […]

Holy Smokes! The Batmobile Is Copyrighted

The Batmobile is so distinctive it may be deemed a character in and of itself – and therefore is subject […]

Takedown Fever: Potential Liability For Aggressive Copyright Holders

The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has held that before sending out a takedown notice, a copyright holder must consider […]

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