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- ‘Grumpy Cat’ owners sue for violation of coffee licensing deal
- “Fair use” doctrine raised in Dr. Phil Show copyright infringement case
- “I Didn’t Paint It”: Peter Doig’s Uncopyright Claim
- “REDSKINS®”: Who’s Saying That Anyway?
- “Tequila” spurs standoff over trademark registration
- 2 years later, dispute over copyright on primate selfie settled
- 4 ways startup founders can prevent trade secret lawsuits
- 7 steps to protect your trade secrets
- A brief look at some of the basics of copyright protection
- A brief look at two types of patent protection
- A lesson from another photo copyright claim against Scholastic
- A primer on Creative Commons licenses
- Actions to take when your photo is posted online without your consent
- Actress appeals right-of-publicity case to California high court
- Aggressive trademark enforcement is a complex business decision
- Another step in the ‘Stairway to Heaven’ copyright trial
- Another twist on copyright interests in graffiti art
- Another video game subject of intellectual property lawsuit
- Artificial intelligence generates real copyright issues
- ASCAP sues 19 bars and restaurants for copyright infringement
- Beer trademark dispute takes iconic twist
- Businesses: carefully consider differences between state, federal trade secret protections
- California jury awards millions for trade-secret theft
- California law would let college athletes sell their images and names
- California’s right of publicity
- Can a company claim its diversity data is a trade secret?
- Can a landlord be liable for trademark infringement by a tenant?
- Can I license the product I created?
- Can reproducing an affixed tattoo violate a copyright? Probably.
- Can you trademark a word with a cultural meaning? Be cautious.
- Can’t trademark your slogan? That’s a pile of covfefe!
- Careful licensing of intellectual property
- Chicago Cubs victorious again! This time, before the TTAB.
- Children’s versions of literary novels were infringing
- Claims against Fortnite allege violation of rights in dance moves
- Collectively scrambling to contain the damage from deepfakes
- Color alone may in certain circumstances be trademarked
- Comic convention lawsuit: ‘Genericide’ in action?
- Commercial use of Steve McQueen’s name in dispute again
- Copyright suit over ‘Soft Kitty’ lyrics dismissed
- Copyright, the First Amendment and the right of publicity
- Copyright: Court finds Andy Warhol’s use of Prince photo was fair
- Could the mark ‘Drive Wise’ collide with another ‘DriveWise’ mark?
- Counterfeiting: Trademark infringement on steroids
- Court gives second try at climbing the “Stairway to Heaven”
- Court greenlights mashup of Seuss and Star Trek as fair use
- Court lays out building blocks of trademark law
- Court refuses to dismiss photographer’s copyright claims
- Court says colorful language not a bar to trademark registration
- Cultural appropriation and trademark
- Current trademark issues in international markets
- De Havilland to ask highest court to hear right-of-publicity case
- De minimis use may not be a defense to copyright infringement of a photograph
- Default judgment in Kardashian trademark, right of publicity suit
- Descendants may have postmortem right of publicity
- Designer asks court to sort out legal issues in copyright dispute
- Did “No Handlebars” use recycled parts of “Handlebars”?
- Discussing the Uniform Dispute Resolution Policy
- Does my U.S registered trademark protect me in other countries?
- Dollars and scents: Trademark disputes over smells
- Don’t let your mark commit genericide
- Dow sues Turkish company over opaque-paint trade secrets
- Ed Sheeran wins claim involving “Thinking Out Loud”
- Elements of a copyright work made for hire agreement
- Epic Games and Fortnite are in the intellectual property news again
- Ever heard of the DMCA? It’s important to copyright holders
- Find the right venue for misappropriated trade secrets relief
- Fourth Estate: SCOTUS says registration approach is correct one
- Getting serious about funny beer trademarks
- Graffiti copyright claim fails because use in TV show de minimis
- Guitar companies fly into dispute over instrument shapes
- Happy-little-tree painter’s right of publicity at issue
- Has “Choose Your Own Adventure” become a generic term?
- Hey, that’s my photo on your website
- Hollywood strike is about intellectual property and AI
- Houston, We Have A Law-School Trademark Problem
- Houston, We Have A Law-School Trademark Problem
- How can a business owner or company protect trade secrets?
- How can I avoid the hazards of ‘genericide’?
- How can I best protect my brand in the Chinese market?
- How can I protect my idea?
- How employers can avoid trade secret litigation
- I bought the sheet music. Can I perform the song in public?
- If someone disputes ownership of your creative work, don’t wait to protect your rights
- Impact of technology on trade-secret security
- Infringement claims may be brought only if there is an issued copyright registration
- Intellectual property litigation aims to protect artist rights
- Intellectual property rights in the restaurant industry
- Introduction to book-publishing contracts
- Introduction to the work-made-for-hire doctrine in copyright
- IP licensing goals and protections: Leave no stone unturned
- Is scope of publicity rights being put to the test in Ali case?
- It makes us wonder, will “Stairway to Heaven” lead to a new trial?
- Judge finds insufficient evidence of DMCA violation
- Judge tightens AI-training lawsuit against Meta’s Llama
- Jury awards $2.7 million in damages in Katy Perry copyright case
- Kawhi Leonard’s copyright fight with Nike over the “Klaw” logo
- Key issues with licensing artwork
- Know the kind of license agreement you need
- Led Zeppelin wins “Stairway to Heaven” case at 9th Circuit
- Legal options exist for seeking trade secret protection
- Licensing creative artwork
- Little Caesars Double-Word Trademark Gets Cheesy Protection
- Little Tree car freshener trademark owner goes out on a limb
- Many copyrighted works lose copyright protection in New Year
- Marketing to the senses: Nonvisual marks for scent
- Marvel, Disney sued for copyright infringement
- Metal band to settle trademark dispute over beer name
- Michael Jackson estate objects to KingOfPop.com to sell popcorn
- Model’s $1.1 million jury award for license violation upheld
- Mold-A-Rama trademark owner files infringement suit
- Monkey See, Monkey Shoot: Who Owns The Copyright?
- Movies vs. Video games: Two-Faced Treatment of Right of Publicity?
- Mr. and Mrs. Bieber file for trademarks based on their names
- Music lawsuit against Meta will continue
- Music Modernization Act: Landmark music copyright law signed
- My Other Bag Is A Louis Vuitton Parody
- NCAA has multiple trademarks associated with Final Four tourney
- NCAA to loosen ban on college athletes’ use of own personas
- Nespresso and Peet’s settle lawsuit
- Nike Jumpman Soars Over Copyright Claim
- Ninth Circuit looks at copyright dispute over “The Shape of Water”
- Nondisclosure agreements in California
- OK Go (band) vs. OK GO (cereal)
- On copyrights, and the many questions surrounding them
- On protecting your trade secrets
- One Two Three! What’s Copyright For?
- Packaging colors can be inherently distinctive, says Federal Circuit
- Part 1: Commercial rights to name and image of artist Frida Kahlo
- Part 1: High court hears argument in Fourth Estate copyright case
- Part 1: Judge finds counterfeiting of Harley-Davidson trademarks
- Part 2: Court watchers speculate about Fourth Estate arguments
- Part 2: Harley-Davidson wins $19.2 million in counterfeiting case
- Part 2: Vigorous disputes over Frida Kahlo intellectual property
- Patagonia trademark suit against Anheuser-Busch not dismissed
- Patent protection vs. trade secrets: a brief look at some relevant considerations, P.1
- Patent protection vs. trade secrets: a brief look at some relevant considerations, P.2
- Photographer or model: who owns the rights to a photograph?
- Photos on Instagram prompt liquid lip artist to take action
- Presidential tweet criticized for … trademark misuse?
- Product counterfeiting a big concern in the gift-giving season
- Protecting intellectual property using the ‘internet of value’
- Public domain usage may not be straightforward
- Radio station sued for $1.5 B for failing to pay to play songs
- Recipe theft? Beer giant accuses another of stealing trade secrets
- Rejecting immoral or scandalous trademarks is unconstitutional
- Reviewing common questions with trademarks
- Right of publicity waiver: looking at the issue of consent, P.1
- Right of publicity waiver: looking at the issue of consent, P.2
- Right of publicity: Images of people in art without permission
- Rudolph Trademark Counterfeiters Have Nose Rubbed In It
- Safeguarding your startup’s intellectual property
- SCOTUS protects “scandalous” trademarks in 2019
- Second Circuit: Songs for Italian movies not works made for hire
- Selecting a trademark: a brief look at some considerations
- Seven common myths about copyrights
- Should e-commerce platforms be liable for third-party counterfeits?
- Should human artists get paid when AI uses their work for learning?
- Should I use a digital watermark on my work?
- Significant ways of protecting trade secrets due to departing employees
- Singer sues retailer over allegedly copycat social media posts
- Skyline photo copyright infringement claim crashes in court
- Someone used my work online without my permission. Now what?
- Songwriter alleges copyright infringement by Lady Gaga
- Songwriters say “Game On” in copyright infringement lawsuit
- Sony Charged With Breaking Bad, Cooking With Artist’s Copyright
- Sports IP news: from Tom Terrific to Taco Tuesdays
- State high court rejects de Havilland’s right-of-publicity case
- Steve McQueen family sues Ferrari over using name on car
- Stone Brewing fights Trademark infringement claims
- Striking or substantial similarity in lace patterns
- Supreme Court to hear Bad Spaniels vs. Jack Daniels case
- Supreme Court to say when terms are generic and cannot be protected as trademarks
- Taco John’s sends cease-and-desist letter for “Taco Tuesday”
- Taylor Swift copyright case dismissed
- Team Image: Is There Copyright for Cheerleader Uniforms?
- Temporary restraining order issued for return of stolen domain name
- Texas judge upholds large jury award in trade-secret case
- Texas school district owes $9.2 million for copyright violations
- The basics of a trade secret
- The Batmobile “Character”: A Real-World Copyright Clunker
- The importance of protecting trade secrets
- The line between parody and copyright infringement
- The Publicity Right of Rosa Parks Stops at the “Public Interest” Station
- The Right of Publicity and how it protects against commercial use
- The use of nondisclosure agreements in trade-secret protection
- Tips for identifying and protecting trade secrets
- Tips for licensing in a global marketplace
- Tis the season to be wary
- To be a trade secret, its owner must take steps to protect it
- Trade secret dispute muddies optics for hip glasses retailer
- Trade secret litigation in San Francisco
- Trade Secret Protection Measures: How To Keep Your Confidential Information Safe
- Trade secret protections available at both state, federal level
- Trade secret protections available at both state, federal level, P.2
- Trademark dispute pits power couple against wedding planner
- Trademark dispute: Guns N’ Roses is not amused over Guns N’ Rosé
- Trademark vs. copyright: What is the difference?
- Trademark: What is “aesthetic functionality” and should it matter?
- Trademarks need inherent distinctiveness or secondary meaning
- Trademarks: SCOTUS asked to decide if BOOKING.COM is not generic
- Trader Joe’s file suit against crypto company
- Two cosmetics giants sparring over “LASH LOVE”
- U.S. Supreme Court declines to hear copyright infringement case
- Understanding the benefits of trademarks
- Understanding the WMFH: Solidifying the employer/contractor relationships
- Understanding your rights after your artwork is sold
- US Copyright Office rulings on requests for dance copyrights
- US high court rejects de Havilland’s right of publicity suit
- US Supreme Court to hear important copyright infringement case
- USCO announces plans to retool Music Modernization Act
- USPTO offers a new IP identification tool
- VARA and the moral rights of graffiti artists
- Visual artist? You have enforceable “moral rights” in your artwork
- Visual artists amend claim against AI companies
- Warhol silkscreens case heard by SCOTUS
- We can buy technology to record TV shows … thanks to Justice Stevens
- What California employees need to know about non-compete agreements
- What can you do to protect your trade secrets?
- What constitutes ‘fair use’ under U.S. copyright law?
- What does California law say about trade secret misappropriation?
- What does dilution mean and how is it stopped?
- What exactly is a copyright?
- What is a work made for hire and why should I care?
- What is California’s right of publicity law?
- What is the right of publicity?
- What’s involved in a copyright infringement claim?
- When copyright protection and publicity rights are at odds
- When copyright protection and publicity rights are at odds, P.2
- When copyright protection and publicity rights are at odds, P.3
- When is a moving logo or image protectable as a trademark?
- When must a trademark infringer disgorge its profits?
- Who owns a download? Disney files suit against Redbox.
- Will The Right to Know Act affect Trade Secrets in California?
- Will USPTO grant a new trademark that includes quotation marks?
- Willfulness not needed to disgorge profits for infringing trademark
- Wine label dispute highlights one benefit of federal trademark protection, P.1
- Wine label dispute highlights one benefit of federal trademark protection, P.2
- YourBrand.SUCKS, If You Say So
- Youth theater infringes copyrights in musicals
