Stakes Are High at Google vs. Oracle Copyright Trial #2 May 10, 2016 By Joel Rosenblatt Oracle Corp. and Google are stepping before a jury a second time with potentially $9.3 billion on the line, and...
Cheerleader Uniform Case Tests Copyright Protection for Designs May 3, 2016 By Greg Stohr The U.S. Supreme Court agreed to use a clash between rival makers of cheerleading outfits to clarify the scope of...
Jury to Decide If Led Zeppelin Ripped Off ‘Stairway to Heaven’ Licks April 12, 2016 By Edvard Pettersson Led Zeppelin founders Jimmy Page and Robert Plant lost their bid to avoid a trial that may rewrite the history...
Federal Judge: Monkey Cannot Own Copyright of Selfie Photos January 11, 2016 By Olga R. Rodriguez A macaque monkey who snapped clear, perfectly framed selfies that would have made the Kardashians proud still cannot own a...
Buyers of Expiring Patents See Profit in Infringement Claims December 17, 2015 By Susan Decker The 1990s may be over but patents from that era live on. U.S. courts are seeing a rash of lawsuits...
‘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”...
Lloyd’s China, Tokio Marine Kiln & PICC Sign Intellectual Property Liability Deal October 30, 2015 Lloyd’s China, Tokio Marine Kiln and People’s Insurance Company of China Property and Casualty Company (PICC P&C) signed a memorandum...
Music Publisher Loses Bid Over Copyright for ‘Happy Birthday’ Song September 24, 2015 A U.S. judge on Tuesday ruled that Warner/Chappell Music does not own a valid copyright to one of the world’s...
Aon Outlines New Growth Paths for Re/Insurers at 14th Hazards Conference September 22, 2015 Aon Benfield is examining how insurers and reinsurers can identify and capitalize on new growth opportunities amid challenging market dynamics...
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...