It’s Complicated: U.S. Business Stance on China Over Intellectual Property Theft October 11, 2017 By Howard Schneider U.S. businesses and trade groups are split over how forcefully to crack down on China over intellectual property theft, with...
Kmart Accused of Copyright Infringement Over Halloween Banana Costume September 28, 2017 By Jonathan Stempel Kmart Corp. has been sued by a New Jersey company that accused the retailer of ripping off its full-body banana...
Zeppelin Loses Fight over Legal Fees In ‘Stairway’ Copyright Case August 10, 2016 By Brian Melley Led Zeppelin may have won the copyright war over its creation of “Stairway to Heaven,” but it lost its battle...
Jury Sides with Google; Oracle Loses $9 Billion Copyright Claim May 27, 2016 By Joel Rosenblatt Google won a jury verdict that kills Oracle Corp.’s claim to a $9 billion slice of the search giant’s Android...
New York Playwright Seeks $20M in Damages Over ‘Barbershop’ Movie April 12, 2016 A New York playwright filed a lawsuit on Monday claiming $20 million in damages and seeking to block Friday’s opening...
‘Happy Birthday’ Song Copyright Discord Ends on Harmonious Note December 11, 2015 By Andrew Chung A settlement has been reached in a U.S. lawsuit with Warner/Chappell Music over the copyright to “Happy Birthday to You”...
Intellectual Property News: KitKat, Williams Sonoma, Whole Foods, Skechers, Segway, GoDaddy, Apple September 18, 2015 By Victoria Slind-Flor This wrap-up of recent intellectual property cases covers chocolate bar shapes, cookware designs, sneaker similarities, Korean TV copyright device, Quizno’s...
Florida-Based Psychic Network Sues General Mills Over ‘Miss Cleo’ Image September 2, 2015 The South Florida company that owns the rights to the popular TV psychic “Miss Cleo” is suing General Mills alleging...
John Steinbeck, Boeing Drone, Jimi Hendrix, Ford Car: Intellectual Property News August 21, 2015 By Victoria Slind-Flor Rightscorp Inc., the company that identifies infringers to copyright holders, said in a company filing that it now has contracts...
Turtles, ’60s Band, Wins Classic Song Copyright Case Against Sirius Radio September 24, 2014 By Devika Krishna Kumar and Andrew Chung A U.S. judge has sided with members of the 1960s band the Turtles in their dispute with Sirius XM Holdings...