Intellectual Property

Michael Jordan, China, and Copyright Problems Overseas

The copyright challenge that many companies face in China is illustrated by Qiaodan, a company that makes shoes that look […]

'Big Pimpin' Copyright Case To Feature Jay-Z

Jay-Z’s 1997 smash hit, “Big Pimpin,” has been the source of one of the longest-running lawsuits in the U.S., and […]

The Mounting Threat from Counterfeits

Counterfeiting may become a problem for virtually any company with a successful product, creating significant potential for bad outcomes for […]

IP In The Driver’s Seat

A group of German auto companies recently moved to acquire Nokia’s alternative to Google Maps in order to secure dozens […]

Are City Council Meetings Copyrighted Material?

An activist who assembled documentary-style videos using clips from Inglewood, Ca. City Council meetings and posted them on YouTube was […]

Inter Partes Review Is Fast-Paced, Often Strategically Advantageous

The America Invents Act created new administrative trials for litigating patent invalidity issues before the USPTO’s Patent Trial and Appeal […]

"Eschew Patent-Law Jargon," Judge Orders

Patent lawsuit briefings filled with “technical jargon and unexplained patent terms of art” increase the likelihood for “misunderstanding and outright […]

Damages Reduced in Billion-Dollar Infringement Case

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has significantly reduced the $1.54 billion ruling levied against Marvell Technology […]

How To Address A $100 Billion IP Problem With A Drafting Revision

A post from Benesch notes that Gartner analysts predict that starting in 2018 there could be $100 billion per year […]

Suing A Parody

Companies that have a mind to sue over parodies of their brands are unlikely to win. On the other hand, […]

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