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Trademark Office Cancels…

Trademark Office Cancels DC and Marvel Superhero Trademarks

The Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) canceled four SUPER HERO trademarks jointly owned by Marvel and DC after a challenge by a comic writer. As TechDirt explains, Scott Richold is a British comic artist who produces the Superbabies line of com… Read More
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Categories: Trademarks
Copyright Exemption

Fix It Yourself: How a New Copyright Exemption Could Change Everything from McFlurries to Tractors

The US Copyright Office has granted an exemption to copyright law that is expected to benefit fans of the McDonalds’ McFlurry. For years, hopeful McFlurry-eaters have often been told that the ice cream machine is out of order. As the New York Times… Read More
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Categories: Copyright

Fix It Yourself: How a New Copyright Exemption Could Change Everything from McFlurries to Tractors

The US Copyright Office has granted an exemption to copyright law that is expected to benefit fans of the McDonalds’ McFlurry. For years, hopeful McFlurry-eaters have often been told that the ice cream machine is out of order. As the New York Times… Read More
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Categories: Copyright
What’s new in artificial intelligence and IP law?

What’s new in artificial intelligence and IP law?

Here’s a roundup of recent developments in artificial intelligence and intellectual property (IP) law. Former AI Company Employee Says It Violates Copyright Law A former employee of OpenAI published an essay in which he claimed that his former empl… Read More
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Categories: Copyright
Top Copyright Law Develop…

Top Copyright Law Developments of 2024, and What to Expect in 2025

In case you missed it, here are some of the top copyright law cases and legal developments we wrote about in 2024: American Girl, LLC v. Zembrka. The Circuit Court found that the defendant Chinese company transacted business in New York State by maki… Read More
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Categories: Copyright
Due Diligence: A VC’s Guide to Vetting Investment Opportunities

Due Diligence: A VC’s Guide to Vetting Investment Opportunities

For venture capitalists, investing in innovative startups with intellectual property (IP) often proves to be a pivotal strategy that leads to differentiation and growth. With the right acquisitions, thousands of VCs have a decades-long competitive ed… Read More
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Categories: Litigation
Federal Circuit Denies Ne…

Federal Circuit Denies New Trial for WARF in Apple Patent Cases

The Federal Circuit has upheld two district court judgments in favor of Apple, finding that the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF) had 1) abandoned its doctrine-of-equivalents theory and 2) that a second suit for alleged infringement of the… Read More
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Categories: Litigation
When 'Very Simple' Isn't…

When 'Very Simple' Isn't Enough: Proving Patent Obviousness

The Federal Circuit has affirmed decisions by the Patent and Trademark Appeal Board (PTAB or Board) that upheld the validity of a communications networking patent. The court agreed with the Board that the opposing party’s expert’s testimony that… Read More
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Categories: Patents
Human AI

Illinois Becomes Second US State to Ban AI Human Replicas

Illinois recently enacted a law making changes to the state’s Right of Publicity Act to create a private right of action to sue those creating or distributing unauthorized copies of a person’s identity using artificial intelligence (AI). Under th… Read More
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Categories: Copyright
Federal Circuit Confirms…

Federal Circuit Confirms Contempt Finding for Patent Litigation Funder

The Federal Circuit has affirmed a lower court’s contempt orders against the sole officer of a patent-owning plaintiff entity who failed to appear at multiple court-ordered evidentiary hearings. The case is Backertop Licensing LLC v. Canary Connect… Read More
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Categories: Litigation