Intellectual Property

PTAB Says “Covered Business Method” Review Not Just For Financial Industry

November 4, 2015

A recent decision by the Patent Trial and Appeal Board appears to indicate that covered business method review is available for more patents than those particularly targeting large financial institutions and industries.

NFL Player Takes On FanDuel

November 3, 2015

National Football League wide receiver Pierre Garcon has filed a putative class action lawsuit against fantasy football betting site FanDuel.com, […]

Parody Entitled To Copyright Protection

November 3, 2015

Playwright Jamie Keeling, who scripted a parody stage adaptation of the 1991 film Point Break, is suing the production company […]

Judiciary Committee Wants Software Copyright Report

October 28, 2015

At the end of a speech to the American Intellectual Property Law Association, US Register of Copyrights Maria Pallante revealed […]

Copyright Exemption Okayed For Car Hack Research

October 28, 2015

The U.S. Copyright Office has issued a clarification that exempts researchers and “white hat” hackers from some provisions of the […]

Copyright Office Okays TV Hacking

October 27, 2015

Owners of Smart TVs can legally hack into their systems to install improvements after the U.S. Copyright Office exempted such […]

Federal Circuit Nothing But Punks For SCOTUS, Says Critic

October 27, 2015

The Federal Circuit is showing too much deference to the Supreme Court’s flawed precedent on patent law, Gene Quinn, patent […]

“Litigation Finance” Hits Corporate Litigation

October 27, 2015

A New York Times magazine article looks at a controversial practice that has been a minor factor in the personal […]

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 […]

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