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…
The Spectacle of Entertainment Law: A New Courtroom Drama
Our infatuation with high-profile celebrity trials is not a new phenomenon. Approximately 150 million people watched as O.J. Simpson was tried for the murder of his ex-wife, Nicole Brown Simpson,…
How an Art Collective’s Gimmicks Could Clarify the Boundary Between First Amendment Rights and Trademark Protections
Despite the two lawsuits recently brought against MSCHF, the brand isn’t too worried about being sued. The art collective aptly pronounced “Mischief” approaches lawsuits as it does everything, from its…
The Art of Sampling and Copyright Infringement: How Do We Strike a Balance Between the Two?
In 2015, a unanimous jury found that the 2013 hit single ‘Blurred Lines’ had infringed upon copyrighted elements of Marvin Gaye’s 1977 song ‘Got to Give it Up’ and ordered…
The Intellectual Property Implications of AI-Generated Images
AI-generated imagery is taking the world by storm. Consumer-facing AI systems such DALL-E 2, Stable Diffusion, and Midjourney are able to near-instantly generate impressive visual works based on textual prompts.…