Ed Sheeran Faces Copyright Lawsuit
Ed Sheeran, popular musician known for chart topping songs Thinking Out Loud, Sing and Photograph is now in the limelight for another reason. Sheeran…
Halo v. Pulse Decision
The Supreme Court issued a significant, unanimous, decision in the case of Halo v. Pulse – vacated and remanded the Federal Circuit’s limits to…
Supreme Court Ruling in Cuozzo Speed Technologies, LLC v. Lee
On April 25, 2016, oral arguments for Cuozzo Speed Technologies v. Lee were heard by the United States Supreme Court (SCOTUS). One of the primary…
Budweiser v. Lumbee Tribe
In a lawsuit filed in federal court June 14, 2016, the Lumbee tribe of North Carolina accused AB-InBev and R.A. Jeffrey’s Distributing for illegally…
Inventions by Dad
Dads are the greatest. They are there to wipe your tears when you are sad, they teach you how to throw a ball, they are who you run to when mom says…
$200 Million patent infringement judgment in Merck v. Gilead overturned due to misconduct
Federal District judge Beth Labson Freeman has ruled on the drug patent dispute between Gilead Sciences, Inc and Merck & Co, Inc. Judge Freeman…
Salvatore Ferragamo v. Vince Ferragamo
The luxury Italian goods designer, Salvatore Ferragamo SpA, is suing former Los Angeles Rams and University of Nebraska Cornhuskers quarterback…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
House Passes Trade Secrets Act
On April 27, 2016, by a vote of 410-2, the United States House of Representatives passed S. 1890, the Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016 (DTSA). In a…