Fashion Copyright and the Muddle of the Useful Articles Doctrine
“The law in this area is a mess—and it has been for a long time.” Such was the dissent’s blunt assessment of the state of copyright law as applied to…
Toy Story 3D
Toy companies nationwide have begun to take note of a new threat: 3D printing. With the advent and development of 3D printing technology, scholars and businesses fear that the toy…
The Momentum in Tech For a Collaborative Approach to Patent Litigation
Two of the largest tech companies in the world, Google and Microsoft, announced at the end of last month that they had reached agreement to drop 20 pending patent lawsuits…
Hedge Funds and Inter Partes Review: Robin Hood or Troll?
For many, the term hedge fund does not bring pleasant thoughts to mind. These investment vehicles, typically reserved for wealthy and sophisticated investors, gained their name from the hedging techniques…
Uber Stole My Idea! An Overview of Kevin Halpern v. Uber Technologies
Uber Technologies Inc. has had, and continues to have, its fair share of legal problems. Recently, two women have filed a lawsuit claiming they were sexually assaulted by Uber drivers.…
A Mark for All Languages: The Doctrine of Foreign Equivalents in Trademark Law
What do Ugg boots, Chupa Chups lollipops, and the Tang Soo Karate School in Dickson City, Pennsylvania have in common? Probably not much, except that each has faced a lawsuit…
Courts Should Swipe Left on the Online Dating Patent
Trends have shown that Americans are turning to the internet to pursue new dating prospects, with online dating rates at an all-time high. However, a recently settled lawsuit against an…
IPELS Update – 10/19/2015
Thank you to IPELS for letting us publish their weekly community update. IPELS is the NYU Law Intellectual Property and Entertainment Law Society. To learn more, click here. Upcoming events in…
Cell-phone Surveillance Calls for Proper Legislative Interventions
In the “golden age of surveillance,” our cellphones are subject to governmental surveillance. Government enforcement agencies have two ways to surveil cellphones. They can do it through a phone company,…
Feeding the Trolls?: Commil v. Cisco and the Court’s Balancing Act
Sometimes, the devil’s in the dicta. The Supreme Court’s 6-2 decision in Commil v. Cisco rejects good-faith belief in a patent’s invalidity as a defense to induced infringement. It also…