Viewpoint: The Chinese Government is Coming for Your Company Secrets September 16, 2022 By Dan Harris This content was originally published in Harris Bricken’s China Law Blog. It is republished here with permission. No matter what...
Taylor Swift Says She Couldn’t Plagiarize a Song She Never Heard August 10, 2022 Taylor Swift says she couldn’t have ripped off the lyrics to her hit “Shake It Off” from a song she’d...
China Is Trying to ‘Ransack’ Western Companies, FBI Head Warns July 7, 2022 FBI Director Christopher Wray warned Western companies that China aims to “ransack” their intellectual property so it can eventually dominate...
It Is Time for Insurers to Meet Needs of Tech Driven Businesses May 25, 2022 By Michael Brunero To describe the past couple of years as tumultuous is something of an understatement. The global pandemic overlaid with hard...
Judge Says ‘Vape’ Musical Parody May Go On as ‘Grease’ Copyright Claim Flops May 13, 2022 By Jonathan Stempel A U.S. judge on Thursday ruled that “Vape: The Musical,” which mocks the blockbuster 1978 film “Grease,” amounted to fair...
Plant-Based Meat Firm Accuses Beyond Meat, Dunkin’ of Trademark Breach Over Slogan May 2, 2022 By Blake Brittain A Philadelphia company has sued Dunkin’ Brands Inc. and Beyond Meat Inc. claiming the companies violated its trademark with their...
Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Fair Use Copyright Claim Over Warhol’s Paintings March 29, 2022 By Blake Brittain In a case that could help clarify when and how artists can make use of the work of others, the...
Global Drugmakers Blast Plan for COVID Vaccine Patent Waiver March 16, 2022 Global drugmakers condemned on Wednesday an initiative by four World Trade Organization members to introduce an intellectual property waiver for...
Court Nixes Damages Theory Behind Apple, Broadcom $1.1B Verdict Over WiFi Patents February 7, 2022 By Blake Brittain and Jonathan Stempel A U.S. appeals court on Friday threw out a jury verdict ordering Apple Inc. and Broadcom Inc. to pay $1.1...
Nike Files Trademark Suit Against Online Retailer to Halt Sale of Sneaker NFTs February 4, 2022 By Blake Brittain Sneaker giant Nike sued online reseller StockX in New York federal court on Thursday for selling unauthorized images of Nike...