European Union
RPX Corporation
Next month, the EU is reportedly poised to announce a policy initiative that would establish a sweeping new framework for fair, reasonable, and nondiscriminatory licensing in the European Union.
United States
Axinn Veltrop & Harkrider
Nonpracticing entities have been increasingly active at the U.S. International Trade Commission in recent years, bringing a record 32% of Section 337 Investigations in 2022.
Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP
A years-long patent licensing struggle between auto original equipment manufacturers ("OEMs") and standard essential patent ("SEP") holders in the telecommunications industry has stabilized...
Dickinson Wright PLLC
Picasso said: "good artists borrow, great artists steal." Or maybe he took the phrase from someone else. In any case, the US Supreme Court has again confounded the legal world by upending expectations...
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman
Broadcasters providing or contemplating ATSC 3.0 services are likely well aware of how complex the process of finding suitable "host" stations can be. Not only does a Next Gen broadcaster...
Morrison & Foerster LLP
Brian Busey authored an article for IAM discussing patent portfolio licensing enforcement under the International Trade Commission Section 337.
Romano Law
Licensing agreements are common, often entered into in business contexts to obtain permission to use someone's intellectual property, or in a consumer setting relating to software or online subscription services.
Steptoe & Johnson
The Supreme Court recently issued opinions in two important intellectual property cases clarifying the scope of protection for rightsholders facing fair use and parody defenses.
Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton
On May 18, 2023, the United States Supreme Court ruled in favor of famed rock photographer Lynn Goldsmith against the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc.'s...
Phelps Dunbar
This article was originally written and published in a longer form by the American Bar Association on March 22, 2023. Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) are not likely to revolutionize all forms...
Seyfarth Shaw LLP
The National Venture Capital Association ("NVCA") model legal documents have set the standard for documenting venture capital financings in the emerging companies market for nearly a decade.
Baker Botts
As the opinion did not consider the remaining fair use factors, this opinion affirmed the Second Circuit's finding that the Foundation's use was not a fair one.
Jones Day
On May 18, 2023, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed a Second Circuit decision holding that Andy Warhol's silkscreen depictions of famous musician Prince, which were based on another party's...
Mayer Brown
Last week, the Supreme Court issued a highly anticipated decision providing guidance on the limits of copyright "fair use" that content creators and copyright holders should consider. In 2016...
Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP
The question presented to the U.S. Supreme Court in the copyright infringement case, Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc. v. Goldsmith, was whether the Andy Warhol Foundation...
Thompson Coburn LLP
American interest in Formula One (F1) racing is accelerating faster than Max Verstappen in his Red Bull RB19 race car. Traditionally popular in Europe and other parts of the world...
Carter Ledyard & Milburn
On Thursday, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its decision in the Andy Warhol Foundation's lawsuit against photographer Lynn Goldsmith.
Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz
Today, the Supreme Court issued its decision in Andy Warhol Foundation v. Goldsmith--ruling against Warhol and imposing some serious limitations on copyright's fair use defense.
Tactical Law Group LLP
On January 23, 2023 Oracle changed how it licenses Java SE moving away from named user plus and processor metrics and instead transitioning to an employee metric based on the total number of full and part time employees and contractors of a company.
Foley Hoag LLP
On April 13, 2023, the Commissioners of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) voted to approve a proposal that will accelerate the commercialization of fusion energy...