A Tale of Two Statutes: New Questions on Patent Venue
Sweetener manufacturer TC Heartland recently petitioned the Federal Circuit for a writ of mandamus that asked the court to radically alter how patents are litigated in the United States. The…
The Blurred Lines of Music Sampling
Sampling, repurposing a snippet of another musician’s music, is an integral part of contemporary music, especially in hip-hop and R&B. Such songs by artists gain immensely popularity, and many of…
Preventing Copying or Preventing Competition? : An Analysis of Kind LLC v. Clif Bar & Company
It is the classic story. The young and exciting new competitor enters the market, attempting to shake things up and change the game, and when their efforts prove successful,…
The Gender Issue in IP Law
A hot topic in the media recently has been the lack of gender diversity in technological career fields. Even NYU Law has partaken in the discussion by holding a panel…
Patent Reform: The Plight of Today’s Innovator
Are today’s US Patents a bait and switch for innovators of tomorrow’s crucial technologies? Are we sacrificing the future investment in U.S. innovation in a mania to stop abusive patent…
Not the Breast Outcome for Myriad Genetics
The United States and Australia share some pretty significant legal differences. For example, rigid gun control laws in Australia compared to the constitutional right to bear arms in the United…
What It Takes to Break the Internet
In November of 2014, Kim Kardashian posted two photographs to Instagram sourced from her cover shoot for the winter 2014 issue of Paper magazine. One photo displays Kardashian peering over…
Let’s Be Reasonable! In re Cuozzo & PTAB’s Broadest Reasonable Interpretation
Cuozzo is a name that, strangely enough, reminds me of pizza. It must be the two z’s. Unfortunately, the two are unrelated even through a broadest reasonable interpretation (bad patent…
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…