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The Rise of IP Lawsuits When Posting Images: How to Navigate and Avoid Copyright Infringement Issues
Picture this: You own a women’s swimwear business. You engage your customers by curating eye-popping images on social media that exude athleticism and style. While [...]
Lyft Denied $1M Fees In Patent Suit Because Of Previous Deal
A California federal judge on Tuesday denied Lyft Inc.'s request for $1 million in attorney fees in its patent dispute against Quartz Auto Technologies LLC, [...]
'Black-ish' Actress Beats Suit Alleging She Stole Spin-Off Idea
A California appeals court permanently ended on Monday a suit alleging actress Tracee Ellis Ross and producers of "Mixed-ish" stole a writer's ideas for a [...]
NC Biz Court Trims School Food Servicer's Noncompete Suit
The North Carolina Business Court on Wednesday pared a cafeteria food provider's lawsuit alleging a former sales director absconded with confidential information to a rival [...]
Feds Want Disbarred Atty's FOIA Suit Over USPTO Docs Axed
The federal government urged a North Carolina federal court Wednesday to toss a disbarred attorney's sprawling Freedom of Information Act lawsuit over U.S. Patent and [...]
3 Takeaways On How AI Is Forcing Publicity Rights To Evolve
As digital replicas of someone's voice, image or likeness become easier to create with the help of artificial intelligence, this new era of deepfakes is shining a [...]
Map Co. Objects To Recommendation Of Tossing IP Case
A mapping company has said a federal magistrate judge in New York got it wrong when recommending that its lawsuit accusing environmental risk assessment data [...]
Judge Unconvinced That Barstool Sports Swiped Shop Photo
A new copyright lawsuit against Barstool Sports may not get off the ground after a New York federal judge questioned whether the image the photographer included [...]
Sanction Bank Workers Who Hid IP Grab, Branding Firm Says
An architectural and marketing firm has asked a Philadelphia federal judge for sanctions against two of its former employees who jumped ship for Republic Bank, [...]
Pegasystems Cuts $35M Deal To End Investor Suit
Pegasystems Inc. has agreed to pay $35 million to settle a shareholder suit in Massachusetts federal court alleging the software company failed to properly disclose [...]
Under Armour Must Show Shoe Sponsor Deals In Patent Row
Under Armour is being forced to turn over information relating to deals it has with athletes like basketball star Stephen Curry as part of a [...]
Updated WHO Pandemic Accord Retains Commitments for Non-Exclusive Licensing and Royalty Waivers
On April 19, the World Health Organization (WHO) released an updated draft proposal of an international agreement on the global response to future pandemics. While [...]
Reggie Bush Scores Heisman Back After Nearly 15 Years
Nearly 15 years after being stripped of his records and awards, former University of Southern California running back and football legend Reggie Bush is getting [...]
Ex-Yukos Oil Shareholders To Auction Russian Vodka Brands
The Benelux rights to trademarks for 18 Russian vodka brands, including Stolichnaya and Moskovskaya, will go to auction in June in the Netherlands, the former [...]
Fintiv Denials Are On The Rise At PTAB
Following last year's CommScope v. Dali decision, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board is increasingly using Fintiv factors to discretionarily deny inter partes review petitions [...]
Tenth Circuit Reworks Opinion on Extraterritorial Reach of Lanham Act as Per SCOTUS
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit issued a revised opinion on Tuesday in the case of Abitron v. Hetronic, which was on [...]
Colo. Cooler-Maker Says License Didn't Undo Patent Rights
A Colorado company that makes soft-sided coolers has argued a 2023 licensing agreement didn't give away its exclusive rights to some patents as a Canadian [...]
4 Ways To Refresh Your Law Firm's Marketing Strategy
With many BigLaw firms relying on an increasingly obsolete marketing approach that prioritizes stiff professionalism over authentic connection, adopting a few key communications strategies to [...]
Toy Developer, Chinese Co. Settle Robot Source Code Suit
A Pittsburgh-based robot toy designer has settled and dismissed its dispute with a Chinese competitor over the alleged copying of the source code for a [...]
The SEP Couch: Lyse Brillouet on Managing SEPs and Open Standards
Lyse Brillouet has been the Chief Intellectual Property Officer and Senior Vice-President, Licensing, for the Orange Group since 2018. In the latest episode of The [...]
10th Circ. Orders Redo Of $96M Award After Top Court Ruling
The Tenth Circuit on Tuesday ordered an Oklahoma federal court to recalculate a $96 million trademark infringement award won by a radio control maker against [...]
Sanctioned Patent Challenger Fights VLSI Bid To ID Members
Patent Quality Assurance LLC, which successfully challenged a VLSI chip patent but was sanctioned by the patent office, urged a Virginia federal judge Tuesday not [...]
Meta Secures Partial Trim Of Video Technology Patent Row
A federal judge has narrowed a suit accusing Meta Platforms Inc. of infringing patents related to video technology, throwing out one of VideoLabs' patents but letting [...]
FTC Approves Final Rule to Ban All New Non-Compete Agreements in 3-2 Vote
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission today voted in a Special Open Commission Meeting to publish and approve a final version of the January 2023 proposed [...]
