Intellectual Property Law and Copyright Laws

Many organizations perform penetration tests on their computer networks (also called ethical hacking).

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.

This paper summarizes selected developments in Internet law that occurred in 2010.

On 21 May 2025, the European Parliament and Council reached a provisional agreement on a new Regulation which establishes an EU-level framework...

专利开放许可制度作为普通专利实施许可的特殊形式，是我国专利制度体系的重要补充。

The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has published a draft Reflection Paper proposing a streamlined pathway for the approval for certain biosimilar medicinal products (biosimilars) in the EU...

After years of preparation and a decidedly rocky start to ICANN’s New gTLD Program due to a glitch in the gTLD application system, the applications are in, and ICANN will soon begin evaluating the TLD candidates.

Over the last couple of years, it has become clear that Trademark and Copyright owners have a tense relationship with the Internet Service Providers.

Under the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP), there can be a relatively fine line between the permissible use of an acronym as a domain name and the impermissible use of a trademark.

Effective June 2025, New York began implementing significant changes for the fashion industry with respect to the practices of model engagement under the provisions of the new Fashion Workers Act (FWA).

When drafting patent applications, inventors must carefully choose between using claim language that is broad as compared to claim language that is sufficiently definite so that it complies with 35 USC 112(b)...

For anticipation under 35 U.S.C. § 102, a prior art reference must disclose each and every element of the claimed invention, and such disclosure must be enabling.