Intellectual Property Law and Copyright Laws

When hiring creators to develop copyrighted works for your business, understanding the critical differences between assignments, licenses, and work-for-hire agreements can mean the difference between owning...

AI licensing in healthcare involves complex decisions about asset definition, control allocation, and accountability as models and data evolve. This white paper examines the practical contracting challenges that arise when AI models intersect with health data, exploring how organizations can structure agreements that account for messy datasets, model artifacts, and the reality that machine learning systems resist traditional ownership frameworks.

Taylor Swift has filed three new trademark applications with the USPTO, including two sound marks featuring her voice saying "Hey, it's Taylor" and "Hey, it's Taylor Swift," plus a visual mark of her iconic stage appearance.

Domain name disputes are often framed as a fight against bad actors. Namely, those who register domains to profit from someone else’s brand. However, not every dispute fits that narrative.

In March 2026, the United States Patent Trademark Office (“USPTO”) issued a suspension notice for the trademark application for “The Life of a Showgirl” filed by Taylor Swift’s company, TAS Rights Management, LLC.

Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) became a hot commodity at the start of the decade, in part due to the headlining popularity of Yuga Labs’ 2021 Bored Ape Yacht Club (“BAYC”), a digital artwork collection of NFTs...

Netflix successfully defeated copyright infringement claims related to its 2020 pandemic-hit Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem and Madness. On April 30, 2026...

When hiring creators to develop copyrighted works for your business, understanding the critical differences between assignments, licenses, and work-for-hire agreements can mean the difference between owning...

Transfer pricing complexities emerge as artificial intelligence systems increasingly rely on vast training datasets, raising critical questions about how multinational corporations should value and allocate these intangible assets across jurisdictions. The intersection of AI development and international tax law presents novel challenges for determining arm's length pricing when data crosses borders within corporate structures.

Microbial crop products are revolutionizing agriculture by reducing chemical dependency, but their complexity demands robust patent protection. European patent practice offers unique opportunities...

Numerical patent claim limitations can be helpful to both define the metes and bounds of the claimed subject matter to deter potential infringers as well as distinguish from the prior art in advocating for patentability of the underlying subject matter during prosecution.

To sue for patent infringement, a plaintiff must have constitutional standing under Article III and statutory standing under 35 U.S.C. § 281. Clearing these hurdles is straightforward for patent owners—that is, unless they exclusively license their patents. Exclusive licenses can deprive patent owners of constitutional standing if the patent owner fails to retain sufficient exclusionary rights.