Intellectual Property

‘Blurred Lines’ Copyright Costs Singers $7.4M

March 11, 2015

Robin Thicke and Pharrell Williams, the duo behind last summer’s huge hit song, “Blurred Lines,” owe $7.4 million to the […]

WordPress Wins DMCA Takedown Case

March 10, 2015

Automattic, parent company of blogging platform WordPress, is fighting back against meritless takedown notices based on the Digital Millennium Copyright […]

Trademark Spat Stops Flow Of Cadbury Chocolate To U.S.

March 5, 2015

The settlement of a trademark lawsuit filed by The Hershey Company against Let’s Buy British, a New Jersey-based import company, […]

Don’t Give Away IP To Suppliers

March 4, 2015

Inadvertently giving away intellectual property – or maybe just setting yourself up for an expensive bout of litigation – can […]

Two Startups Raise Basic IP Law Questions

February 25, 2015

Two unusual startup companies could necessitate a revision to our IP laws, according to attorneys Ben Hattenbach and Joshua Glucoft […]

Texas Court Hits Apple with $532.9 Million Infringement Verdict

February 25, 2015

A Texas jury has found that Apple infringed on patents held by Smartflash LLC, to the tune of $532.9 million. […]

Food Processing Patents “Post-Alice”

February 25, 2015

Eligibility of processing patents, both before and following the Supreme Court’s 2014 decision in Alice Corp. v. CLS Bank Int’, and a recent case in which…

Washington Redskins Contesting Trademark Cancellation

February 25, 2015

Cancelling the trademark for the “Washington Redskins” infringes on the NFL team’s free speech rights and unfairly singles the team […]

Make Your “I’m Just Here So I Won’t Get Fined” Jokes While You Still Can

February 25, 2015

Seattle Seahawks running back Marshawn Lynch is looking to capitalize on his famously terse media day performance before the Super […]

Upcoming Supreme Court Ip Cases Will Have Big Impact

February 23, 2015

Two cases to be heard soon by the U.S. Supreme Court, one concerning induced patent infringement and the other regarding […]

Daily Updates

Sign up for our free daily newsletter for the latest news and business legal developments.

Scroll to Top