Perspectives

This case tested the contours of the landmark Google v. Oracle computer software code fair use decision. Astronics, a military aerospace...

In a long-anticipated report from the U.S. Copyright Office providing guidance on the copyrightability of works created by and/or with...

As a general rule, in order to be protectable trade dress, a feature of a product, for example, the product's color, must be...

In the hearing on the appeal of the U.S. Copyright Office's refusal to register his AI-created artwork ("A Return to Paradise," a copy of...

When seeing similar trademarks or trade dress employed by a third party, companies often immediately react with a demand letter requiring...

In a closely watched case, the Second Circuit upheld a decision that Internet Archive's book lending practices violated the authors'...

The Realizing Engineering, Science and Technology Opportunities by Restoring Exclusive Patent Rights Act (RESTORE Patent Rights Act),...

Three lawsuits have challenged the FTC's authority to implement a nationwide ban on non-competes.  Two of those lawsuits have succeeded...

This case in Virginia caught a lot of attention because Appian won a $2 billion verdict last year.  The appeals court overturned the...

In a case involving the secret formula used to make the sweetener for Coke Zero, the manufacturer of the sweetener sought to patent the...

Judge Colm Connolly in the District of Delaware has been pressing many of the patent trolls (LLCs that only own 1 asset - the asserted...

Traditionally, the Federal Circuit had been very strict that a plaintiff must own all the rights to a patent to have standing to bring a...