Intellectual Property Law and Copyright Laws

The Supreme Court of California held that it is a violation of California law for businesses to request and record a credit card holder’s ZIP code in connection with credit card transactions. Under California’s Song-Beverly Credit Card Act of 1971, businesses are prohibited from requesting that cardholders supply personal identification information in connection with credit card transactions.

In a case with major implications for retailers and marketers, the Supreme Court of California ruled on February 10, 2011 that state law prohibits businesses from requesting and recording ZIP codes from consumers prior to credit card transactions, including requests for use in marketing.

On March 11, 2011, the FTC announced that it had reached a settlement with the social networking site Twitter regarding privacy failures on the site to adequately safeguard user information, which led to two high-profile hacker attacks in 2009.

The Federal Circuit reversed the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board's ("TTAB") dismissal of an opposition because the TTAB's conclusion that the marks were dissimilar was not based on substantial evidence and because lack of actual consumer confusion was insufficient to outweigh other factors suggesting that confusion was likely.

I was driving to work with the music on shuffle. The next song came on and from the drums alone, I knew what it was — First Date by Blink-182.

District court grants in part and denies in part defendants' motion to dismiss Take-Two Interactive Software Inc.'s claims related to defendants' operation of online marketplace for users to sell...

Anthropic, a leading developer of artificial intelligence large language models (LLMs), has reached a settlement in a closely watched dispute with a class of authors and publishers who alleged...

The life sciences industry continues to evolve rapidly, driven by technological advancements, shifting economic conditions, and global market dynamics.

On July 9, 2025, the European Parliament's Committee on Legal Affairs ("JURI") published a study examining how generative artificial intelligence ("AI") interacts with European Union copyright law.

Too many companies treat trade secret identification as something they can fix later, usually once litigation is underway. But by the time a claim is filed, it is already too late to build the evidentiary foundation you need.

The Ninth Circuit recently held that the Defend Trade Secrets Act ("DTSA") does not require plaintiffs to identify their allegedly misappropriate trade secrets with reasonable particularity...

The Third Circuit's decision means employers pursuing claims in Delaware, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and the U.S. Virgin Islands cannot premise claims...