Spotify Spotted for Alleged Copyright Infringement with a $150M Lawsuit

January 18, 2016
Spotify is a digital music service that provides users access to millions of songs via its expansive music streaming service. Recently, Spotify was ...
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Topics: Intellectual property, copyright infringement, copyrights, Intellectual Property Law, IP Licensing, Mechanical License, Statutory damages

No Love for Louis in Trademark Parody

January 11, 2016
Louis Vuitton Malletier SA, commonly referred to as Louis Vuitton or LV is a renowned fashion powerhouse. It is in the business of selling ...
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Topics: Intellectual property, Intellectual Property Law, Parody, Trademark Infringement, Trademarks

Monumental Appellate Court Decision on Disparaging Trademarks: Refusing them is Unconstitutional

December 22, 2015
The Federal Government bans trademarks that contain disparaging or offensive language. However, and astonishingly, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the ...
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Topics: Intellectual property, Business, Federal Circuit, Intellectual Property Law, Trademarks

Supreme Court Justices advocated to give District Court Judges Authority to Increase Patent Awards

December 14, 2015
In the opening briefs filed last week, Petitioners Halo Electronics Inc. and Striker Corp. plead Supreme Court Justices to authorize District Court ...
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Topics: Intellectual property, Intellectual Property Law, Patent Infringement, Patent Law, Patent Litigation, Supreme Court of the United States, Willful Infringement

PETA PLEADS CALIFORNIA COURT TO STOP MONKEYING AROUND

December 7, 2015
An entertaining case emerged at the United States Copyright Office back in September in regards to a "selfie" taken by a male crested black macaque ...
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Topics: Intellectual property, CopyrightInfringement, CopyrightOffice, copyrights, Intellectual Property Law, MacaqueSelfies

Trademark Oppositions and How Big Corporations Can Use Opposition Tactics to Flex their Muscle on Smaller Business Owners

November 30, 2015
Major corporations employ vigorous defense by devoting millions of dollars to trademark policing. As a primarily results-driven group, these ...
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Topics: Intellectual property, Intellectual Property Law, Lanham Act, Opposition, Trademarks

The Hidden Power of Design Patents and How Patentees are Enforcing Them to Make it Rain

November 16, 2015
Design patents can be potent asset in your intellectual property portfolio. They protect virtually everything with an ornamental aspect – from the ...
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Topics: Intellectual property, Design Patent Damages, Design Patent Infringement, Design Patents, Infringement, Intellectual Property Law

World Trade Organization’s 17-Year Patent Waiver Impact’s Least Developed Countries and Pharmaceuticals

November 9, 2015
World Trade Organization (“WTO”) extended a waiver that will allow the world’s poorest economies to have a pharmaceutical patent-free regime for the ...
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Topics: Intellectual property, Intellectual Property Law, Patents, Pharmaceuticals, World Trade Organization

Appeal Court Affirms No Copyright Protection for Bikram Yoga Poses

November 3, 2015
The United States Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit concluded recently that the twenty-six (26) moves of Bikram Yoga cannot be copyrighted. ...
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Topics: Intellectual property, copyright infringement, copyright law, copyrights, Intellectual Property Law, yoga poses

Patent is the Most Searched Word for the United States

October 28, 2015
In a world where people use copious amount of time searching for things online via search engines, curiosity begs to know what are people really ...
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Topics: Intellectual property, Intellectual Property Law, Patents, Searches, US Patents