Intellectual Property

Trademarks Not Among Problems For Fantasy Sports

October 21, 2015

Fantasy sports sites are the target of legal cases claiming false advertising and illegal gambling, but DraftKings and FanDuel are […]

This Bud’s Not For You, Says TTAB To Vintner

October 21, 2015

An Australian company lost its bid for the trademark WINEBUD, after being opposed by Anheuser-Busch, which successfully argued there was […]

How To Inadvertently Lose Privilege

October 20, 2015

A recent patent case in federal district court in Minnesota serves as a practical reminder about how to ensure privileged […]

SCOTUS Considers Increasing Infringement Damages

October 20, 2015

The Supreme Court this week agreed to consider whether to make it easier for patent holders to win increased damages […]

Google Can Scan Authors’ Work Rules Appeals Court

October 19, 2015

A unanimous three-judge panel of the Second U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled On Oct. 16 that scanning copyrighted books, […]

Apple Patent Fight Could Cost $400M

October 15, 2015

The tech giant Apple may owe the University of Wisconsin upwards of $400 million for infringing a processor patent. Those […]

Superman Fights To Keep “Kryptonite” Off Vapor Smokes

October 14, 2015

The mark for kryptonite, the mythical element that weakens Superman, goes back to 1943, a few years after Superman himself came on the scene.

‘Downward Dog’ Can’t Be Copyrighted

October 13, 2015

A self-styled “Yogi to the stars,” lost a legal battle to copyright the series of yoga poses he popularized in […]

Don’t Count On U.S.-China Cyber Deal

October 12, 2015

“It’s a start” is the best that can be said for the U.S.- China agreement to curtail cyber-theft of intellectual property.

Make Your Opponent Pay Your Attorney Fees

October 9, 2015

In 2014 the Supreme Court handed down one of several critical patent decisions that have given defendants leverage against infringement […]

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