Stanford Law School made available to the public a database of every patent lawsuit that's been filed since 2007.
June 01, 2019Scott Graham
IP theft is not limited to kingpins of business. Even if your organization has never appeared in the headlines, you cannot rest easy that no one is interested in acquiring your know-how. In fact, analysis the results of our survey for the 2018 Netwrix IT Risks Report reveals that small and medium organizations are actually more vulnerable to IP theft and cyber espionage than enterprises.
May 01, 2019Ilia SotnikovCopyright, Fortnite and the Ability to Protect How You Shake Your Groove Thing The U.S. Supreme Court just crashed the copyright world's latest dance party — stepping on the toes of a soiree of copyright infringement lawsuits against videogame developer Epic Games, the creator of Fortnite.
May 01, 2019Erin Hennessy, Annie Allison and Logan KotlerIPRs have now been conducted for several years, and litigation has ensued over the procedures by which they are conducted. Decisions have been rendered by the U.S. Supreme Court and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, which have resolved some issues, created others, and altered procedures.
May 01, 2019John P. IsacsonRick Ross Defeats Trademark Suit over Mastermind Album
TV Host's Course of Conduct During Life Bars Estate From Getting His IP and Publicity RightsMay 01, 2019Stan SoocherSocial media is growing up, and this means that brands of all sizes and across all industries are using social media as part of their marketing strategy. However, courts have confirmed that the basic tenets of intellectual property law and advertising law still apply. The following guidelines stem from common questions that clients often have in the area of social media marketing.
May 01, 2019Amanda H. WilcoxFederal Circuit Declines to Follow Patent Office's Subject Matter Eligibility Guidance In Affirming Trial Court's Decision That Claims Are Directed to Patent-Ineligible Subject Matter
May 01, 2019Jeff Ginsberg and Zhiqiang LiuThe Supreme Court had granted cert in Fourth Estate to resolve a split in the federal circuit courts as to whether §411(a) of the Copyright Act could be read to allow commencement of an infringement action once a registration application filed with the Copyright Office is complete (the “application approach”) or, instead, only (subject to limited statutorily specified exceptions) upon issuance by the Copyright Office of the registration (the “registration approach”).
April 01, 2019Robert J. Bernstein and Robert W. ClaridaIn Fourth Estate Pub. Benefit Corp. v. Wall-Street.com, LLC, the Supreme Court resolved a circuit split decades in the making by holding that a copyright is not "registered" within the meaning of the Copyright Act unless and until a registration certificate actually has issued.
April 01, 2019James A. Trigg and Bethany R. Nelson
