In the Video Game Industry, NFTs are a Joke
Someone watching the recent Silent Hill announcement livestream would see live comments mockingly suggesting that Silent Hill NFTs were going to be announced. It’s not a surprise considering that Konami,…
Disclosure Requirements for Influencer Marketing in the U.S. and Germany
Tristan Radtke* Download a PDF version of this article here. This article compares the requirements for influencer marketing in the U.S. and Germany with a particular focus on the disclosure…
I Want My NFT!: How an NFT Creative Commons Parallel Would Promote NFT Viability and Decrease Transaction Costs in NFT Sales
Molly Marias* Download a PDF version of this article here. Non-fungible tokens (“NFTs”) have ushered in a novel era of creative expression and ownership, but with their introduction comes an…
Pharmaceutical Patent Two-Step: The Adverse Advent of Amarin v. Hikma Type Litigation*
S. Sean Tu** & Charles Duan*** Download a PDF version of this article here. Pharmaceutical companies have long sought to maintain exclusivity over market drugs in a myriad of ways…
Unpacking Coasian ‘Red Boxes’: Universities and Commercialization
Andrew P. Morriss* & Roger E. Meiners** Download a PDF version of this article here. In The Nature of the Firm, Ronald Coase explains how firms represent a suspension of…
JIPEL Vol. 12 – No. 1
Our Fall 2022 Issue—Volume 12, Issue 1—focuses on interdisciplinarity in understanding the development and future of intellectual property law. First, Professor S. Sean Tu and Charles Duan present a study…
Miami’s Tech Boom Sets Lawyers at the Forefront of Innovation
Miami Mayor Francis Suarez went viral in late 2020 after a venture capitalist’s tweet suggested that Silicon Valley should be relocated to Miami by responding, “How can I help?” Brief…
A New Path Forward in Art Restitution
A recent deal signals a move away from the court system when it comes to art restitution. Negotiations between Leonard Stern, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and the Greek government…
The Fifth Circuit vs. The First Amendment
On September 16th, the Fifth Circuit sent legal experts and tech workers into a furor with a ruling radical even by the standards of a court known for its conservative…
Worries About the Propertization of Color
Trademarks come in a variety of forms. Indeed, trademark protection is not restricted to verbal marks like “Coca-Cola” and “Apple” but extends to an array of non-verbal source identifiers. Among…