Intellectual Property Law and Copyright Laws

For years, US multinational companies routinely placed their global intellectual property in affiliates in low-tax jurisdictions outside the US. This may no longer become routine.

Patent infringement, which includes direct infringement and indirect forms such as inducement and contributory infringement, is the unauthorized act of making, using, selling, or importing of an invention for which a patent has been issued, per the Patent Act

Imagine a pharmaceutical company that deploys a network of AI agents to accelerate early-stage drug discovery.

On February 25, 2026, Nebraska Governor Jim Pillen signed Legislative Bill 717 (LB 717) into law. LB 717 will expand the scope of the Nebraska Installment Loan and Sales Act (the “ILSA”) —Nebraska’s primary licensing law that governs the origination, making, and servicing of non-mortgage consumer-purpose loans—by raising the threshold loan amount for licensing under the ILSA, imposing new disclosure requirements for ILSA licensees, and expanding the prohibition against making l

Artificial intelligence is no longer a technology on the horizon — it is embedded in the daily operations of healthcare organizations, financial institutions, marketing teams, law firms, and manufacturers worldwide.

For the second time in less than a year, the USPTO, along with the DOJ's Antitrust Division, has stepped into a patent case pending in the Eastern District of Texas.

On March 25, 2026, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a significant decision reaffirming and clarifying the limits of contributory copyright liability for technology and Internet service providers.

On March 25, 2026, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a significant decision for copyright litigators and online service providers, reversing a $1 billion jury verdict against Cox Communications...

For years, US multinational companies routinely placed their global intellectual property in affiliates in low-tax jurisdictions outside the US. This may no longer become routine.

For years, US multinational companies routinely placed their global intellectual property in affiliates in low-tax jurisdictions outside the US. This may no longer become routine.

Now that you have started your business and launched your brand, what comes next? Should you register your trademark? What makes a trademark protectable? What happens if someone else uses it?

Ninth Circuit affirms dismissal of trademark infringement suit by actor in play Diary of a Mad Black Woman against Tyler Perry, holding that use of actor's name in credits of filmed version of play...