Intellectual Property

The Redskins Decision: What It Means and Does Not Mean

June 25, 2014

Supreme Court Finds Aereo Violates Copyright

June 25, 2014

The Supreme Court today ruled that television start-up Aereo violates copyright when it captures free broadcasts from major networks and […]

New Web Domains Raise Risk Of Cyber-Squatting

June 25, 2014

Many new top-level domains (TLDs), including .London, .guru and .sexy, have appeared on-line, and hundreds more have been applied for. […]

Hollywood Guilds Call For Supreme Court To Take Up High-Stakes Comic Book Copyright Case

June 25, 2014

Hollywood guilds representing actors, directors and writers have filed amicus briefs, asking the Supreme Court to take up a copyright […]

Supreme Court Alice Decision Casts Doubt On USPTO Eligibility Guidance

June 24, 2014

The Supreme Court’s decision in Alice Corp. v. CLS Bank International, which denied patent eligibility to an abstract idea, revealed […]

SCOTUS Finds Software Based On Abstract Idea Not Patentable

June 19, 2014

The Supreme Court ruled unanimously today, in Alice Corporation v. CLS Bank International, that software based on an abstract idea […]

Why Tesla’s Patent Move May Standardize Electric Cars, Not Patent Strategies

June 19, 2014

Tesla’s announcement that it would not exclude others from using its electric car patents in most cases means that there may be more value in the future for the Tesla design and the Tesla brand, rather than the underlying technology.

USPTO Cancels ‘Redskins’ Trademark As Disparaging

June 18, 2014

The U.S. Patent Office has waded into the politics of the National Football League, declaring the Washington Redskins trademark “disparaging […]

Appeals Court Oks Limited Digital Book Scanning

June 18, 2014

The Second Circuit Court of Appeals upheld most of a district court’s determination that an academic consortium’s digital archiving project […]

Canada’s ‘Notice and Notice’ Copyright Rule Set For January 2015

June 18, 2014

The final step in Canada’s efforts to modernize its copyright law was announced this week: Implementation of the “Notice and […]

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