Intellectual Property

Noose is Tightening Around Abstract Business Method Patents

In Alice Corp. V. CLS Bank, the Supreme Court ruled that an abstract idea – in this case, use of […]

Even as the number of applications continues to grow every year, the Office is whittling away at the backlog, now […]

In September, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) issued seven informational decisions. In each, institution of an inter partes […]

The ALS Association withdrew its application to trademark the term “ice bucket challenge.” If granted, the mark would have kept […]

A prominent business consultant and Chobani Greek yogurtare engaged in an extended legal battle over use of the word “how.” […]

Renowned Hollywood lawyer Marty Singer threatened Google with legal action if the tech firm didn’t erase nude photographs of celebrities […]

Hoping for a big payday when the nominees for the 2016 U.S. presidential election are announced, recent law grad Jeremy […]

Customer-focused innovation, big data, and the intellectual property and regulatory issues they inevitably present.

A George Washington University law professor’s petition to sanction broadcast stations who use the term “Redskins” when referring to the […]

The Supreme Court will not weigh in on a case that involves superheroes and asks whether freelancers can retain copyrights […]