Intellectual Property Law and Copyright Laws

In a rare occurrence, the DOJ's Antitrust Division and USPTO submitted a joint "Statement of Interest of the United States of America" (DOJ Statement) in support of injunctive relief...

Cannabis intellectual property (IP) licensing deals can be complicated, presenting unique issues. Many companies expect the biggest hurdle to be state cannabis law compliance.

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

Non-disclosure and non-compete clauses seem to proliferate across all sectors of corporate America…and beyond. What are they, and can they really be enforced?

In Sig Sauer Inc. v. Lone Star Future Weapons Inc., IPR2025-00410, Paper 13 (PTAB June 26, 2025), Acting Director Coke Morgan Stewart (Acting Director) exercised discretion...

A nearly decade-long legal battle in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois recently concluded with a significant jury verdict, underscoring the potentially severe consequences...

The brand management company Iconix brought a claim for trade mark infringement against shoe retailer Dream Pairs, alleging Dream Pairs's "DP" sign...

Ashland City's Cheatham Middle School got a new mascot. Previously known at the "Bearcats," the Middle Tennessee school changed mascots...

Chateau Angelus S.A., a vineyard spanning eight generations in Saint-Émilion, France, sought to extend to the U.S. its International Registration ("IR") under the Madrid Protocol of ECHO D'ANGÉLUS for "wines" and "alcoholic beverages except beers".

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.