Intellectual Property

City Can't Copyright Council Meetings

A federal court in California has ruled that the city of Inglewood can’t use copyright law to shut down a […]

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 […]

Troll’s Case Can Continue With Stringent Conditions

Maryland judge James Bredar will allow Malibu Media – which filed more than 1,100 copyright lawsuits in 2013 – to […]

The Unstoppable (Mostly) Michael Jordan IP Machine

“He’s a living example of an excellently marketed sports personality, whose retirement has done little to curb the global enforcement […]

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 […]

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