Intellectual Property

Patent Fee-Shifting Trends, Post-Octane

In the 10 months that have passed since the Supreme Court’s ruling in Octane Fitness, there has been a significant […]

Can Hashtags Be Trademarked?

The USPTO has determined that a hashtag may be registerable, but only if it functions as an identifier of the […]

Study Finds High Cost Of Troll Defense

A San Francisco-based patent risk management services company has released a study that finds the total cost of defending against non-practicing entities in 2014 was $2.2 billion.

Proposed Patent Legislation: A Roundup

Patent reform may be the new normal for the U.S. Congress, patent attorney Gene Quinn writes at IP Watchdog. There […]

Piracy-Fighting System Is Broken, Hollywood Producers Say

The Copyright Alert System, launched in 2013 to battle piracy of movies, music and television, is ineffective, according to a […]

EU Tosses Spanish Challenge To Unified Patent Court

The Court of Justice of the European Union cleared the way for a unified patent system in Europe this week […]

.Sucks Threatens ICANN With Defamation Suit

Tired of seeing its “.sucks” domain registry dragged through the mud – for potentially dragging major brand names through the […]

Specter Of Litigation Looms Over Music Industry

The question of how many songwriters it took to write a tune called “Uptown Funk” has been settled out of […]

Is Defensive Domain Name Registration Worth It?

A number of IP attorneys weigh in on the question of defensive brand protection in the age of the Internet, […]

Blow For Artists As Appeals Court Strikes California Royalty Law

A state law provision that required California owners of art work to pay a royalty fee when selling fine art […]

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