Intellectual Property

Musicians Sue Filmmakers Over Foreign Recordings

April 30, 2015

The American Federation of Musicians has sued the three Hollywood entertainment companies for recording film scores outside the United States […]

Google To Open Patent Bazaar

April 30, 2015

The search engine giant Google has announced plans to experiment with a patent marketplace, an online portal in which patent […]

Mayweather-Pacquiao vs. Illegal Streamers

April 30, 2015

HBO, Showtime and other promoters of the highly anticipated Mayweather-Pacquiao boxing match are preemptively lashing out against websites advertising free […]

Congress Wraps Two-Year Copyright Review

April 30, 2015

This week’s House Judiciary hearing on U.S. copyright law, which is widely believed to be outdated, is the 20th such […]

EU Court Tosses Key Louis Vuitton Trademark

April 30, 2015

The checkered pattern that luxury shoppers world-wide recognize as the pattern of French fashion house Louis Vuitton is no longer […]

Cautionary Tale About An Endorsement That Went Awry

April 30, 2015

Some might say there is something intrinsically contradictory about a paid endorsement, while others would reply “Lighten up.” In any […]

Denied Trademark For “Slants,” Asian-American Rock Band Appeals

April 29, 2015

The band was denied a trademark on the grounds that its name is “disparaging,” and that decision was upheld by a Federal Circuit panel, but now…

In A Twist, Apple Growers Sound Their Own GMO Alarm

April 28, 2015

Genetically engineered food is uncharted terrain not only in terms of environmental fallout, but also when it comes to potential […]

Chinese Investors Keen On IP Assets

April 23, 2015

A recent deal between Philips and a Chinese-led investment consortium is noteworthy not only for its size and impact on […]

Unitary Patent Coming to Europe

April 20, 2015

With the introduction of the Unitary Patent and the Unified Patent Court (UPC), envisaged for 2016, Europe will have a […]

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