Three Types of IP You Don’t Know You Have
Often, when one thinks of the intellectual property (IP) owned by a business, it is common for things like a name, a logo, or other advertising…
Supreme Court’s Apple Decision Opens a Can of Worms on Patent Awards
Today the Supreme Court found an ambiguity in the Patent Act, reversing Apple’s $399 million infringement award against Samsung. In the ongoing international litigation war between…
Hear Hard Candy Roar – Sues Over CoverGirl Katy Perry Makeup Line
Hard Candy, LLC (“Hard Candy”) sued The Procter & Gamble Company (“P&G”), parent company to CoverGirl in the federal district court of Florida for 1) federal…
Don’t Be a Dope: Protecting Your Marijuana Intellectual Property Despite Federal Prohibitions
Marijuana is still listed as a Schedule 1 Controlled Substance by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency, but a number of states have legalized it, even for…
Food Fight: America’s Test Kitchen v. Chris Kimball
If, like me, you’re a fan of PBS and its soothing, soft-focus, food-related shows (ahem, Great British Bake-off), you were probably devastated when you heard that…
USPTO Asks Supreme Court to Uphold Its Right to Deny “Offensive” Trademarks
I previously wrote about a Supreme Court case pitting the United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) and Section 2(a) of the Lanham Act against the…
U.S. Dept. of Education Joins Tide Against Class-Action Waivers/Mandatory Arbitration
There’s been plenty of news regarding a recent trend that contract provisions precluding class actions and mandating arbitration may have hit their high water mark and…
