Intellectual Property Law and Copyright Laws

AI-generated performers like Tilly Norwood and Xania Monet are creating real revenue streams through licensing, streaming, and brand partnerships. How should creators, managers, and agencies structure ownership, navigate international tax obligations, and build sustainable business models around digital talent that exists entirely as intellectual property?

A Federal Circuit ruling clarifies how courts calculate copyright damages when the government exceeds commercial software license terms, examining whether actual license rates or hypothetical negotiations should govern infringement awards. The decision addresses critical questions about the "book of wisdom" doctrine's limits and the availability of enhanced statutory damages against the United States under 28 U.S.C. § 1498(b).

When a multi-million-dollar jury verdict gets slashed to single digits by a trial judge, it usually marks a devastating end to a company’s legal battle.

A Massachusetts district court grants a joint motion to stay proceedings while the parties conduct venue discovery and brief a motion to dismiss or transfer in a patent infringement case between Advanced Surgical Concepts Limited and Intuitive Surgical, Inc. The order establishes specific parameters for discovery scope and briefing schedule before other case deadlines resume.

The Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) has just released a report based on extensive roundtables it held with SMEs across Canada.

Companies often lose patent rights not to competitors, but through their own business activities—product demos, sales quotes, or marketing posts released before filing. This governance checklist shows general counsel and in-house patent teams how to build systematic review processes that prevent self-inflicted disclosure bars under 35 U.S.C. § 102(a)(1).

Artificial intelligence has become a routine feature of proceedings under the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP). Both complainants and respondents now use AI to draft pleadings, identify legal arguments, generate or support evidence, build websites and business plans, and produce automated domain name valuations. Used carefully, these tools can make the UDRP more accessible and more efficient. Used carelessly, they introduce real risks around accuracy, evidential reliability, confidentiality and accountability.

On April 19, 2024, Case Law No. 2a./J. 38/2024 (11th Series) issued by the Second Chamber of the Mexican Supreme Court was published in the Semanario Judicial de la Federación (Mexico's Federal Judicial Reporter). The precedent arose from Direct Amparo Review No. 3305/2023.

The Second Circuit's recent decision in Peju Province Winery v. Cesari S.R.L. clarifies when USPTO Trademark Trial and Appeal Board rulings on likelihood of confusion can bind parties in subsequent district court litigation. This case examines the critical distinction between trademark analysis based solely on registration documents versus actual marketplace usage, potentially reshaping how trademark owners approach both TTAB proceedings and infringement litigation strategy.

Artificial intelligence has revolutionized workplace productivity, but many companies have adopted AI faster than they've implemented policies to protect their confidential information. As employees routinely upload sensitive data into AI chatbots to improve efficiency, organizations face an invisible but growing risk: the inadvertent disclosure of valuable trade secrets that could undermine legal protections and competitive advantages.

The Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) has just released a report based on extensive roundtables it held with SMEs across Canada.

When a group of key employees walks out the door and lands at a direct competitor, an employer’s instinct is to act fast and act broadly—filing suit and casting a wide net for evidence of wrongdoing.