Will Disney Sue Wanda City Over Disney Characters
Walt Disney World “The Happiest Place on Earth” may have some competition with Wanda City in China. Wanda City spans over 2 square kilometers, it features a theme park, a movie park, an aquarium,…
Inventor/Patent Holder Added to Kevin Spacey’s and Dana Brunetti's Resume
Kevin Spacey, best known for his Oscar winning roles in Unusual Suspects, American Beauty, and the Netflix series House of Cards where he stars as President Frank Underwood, can now add inventor and…
Enfish, LLC v. Microsoft Corp.: The Federal Circuit Finds Another Computer-Implemented Invention Patent-Eligible
According to Title 35, Section 101 of the United States Code, “whoever invents ... any new and useful process, machine, manufacture, or composition of matter ... may obtain a patent therefor.”[1]…
U.S. Supreme Court to Rule on Whether Cheerleading Uniforms Are Eligible for Copyright Protection
Cheerleading and cheerleaders’ uniforms are not subject matter that one would typically associate with the United States Supreme Court, but that is about to change. The Supreme Court will hear a…
White House Critiques Non-Compete Agreements
The White House, citing a commitment to improve US trade secrecy law through the Defend Trade Secrets Act (DTSA), released a new report that critiques non-compete agreements and the state laws that…
Nebraska's Upswing in Venture Capital Total a Positive Trend
Recently in a Washington Post opinion essay it was stated that 78 percent of venture capital goes to only three states: California, New York and Massachusetts. But Nebraska has also had a significant…
Today in History: Edison Sues Over New Motion-Picture Technology
May 13, 1898, Thomas Edison sued the American Mutoscope Company claiming the studio infringed on his patent for the Kinetograph Camera. By this time in his career Edison had already invented the…
Obama Signs Federal Trade Secrets Bill Into Law
As an update to our April 28, 2016 article on the passage of the DTSA, Wednesday the 11th of May, President Barak Obama signed into law S.1890 , a bill that provides a new tool in preventing theft of…
Golden State Warriors Trademark ‘Strength in Numbers’
A columnist from the San Francisco Chronicle asked Steve Kerr, head coach of the Golden State Warriors, if the team-building mantra “Strength in Numbers” was ideal for a t-shirt. Kerr smiled and said…
Patents in the Workplace - Who Owns Them?
When an individual develops an invention while employed, questions may arise as to who owns the rights to obtain a patent: the employee or the employer? There are many factors that come in to play in…
Star Wars Day - May the 4th be with You
May the 4th, aka Star Wars Day. Some will celebrate by dressing up, others will watch a Star Wars marathon, but we will celebrate by regaling in the various patents and trademarks that were obtained…
Intellectual Property and Fitbit v. Jawbone
On Thursday April 29th, the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) invalidated a number of Jawbone patents, which have been the subject of the ongoing legal dispute between Fitbit and Jawbone. The…