Mariah Carey has made her way to the Patent and Trademark Office to register various trademarks, including “QUEEN OF CHRISTMAS.” This particular registration has led to criticism and opposition by
In 2016, the European Commission ruled that Apple’s “Double Irish” corporate structure granted it an unfair tax advantage, and ordered Apple to pay Ireland €13 billion in back taxes. Apple
Artificial intelligences are now capable of creating original pieces of art. But can that art be copyrighted by their human creators?
As copyright law developed in the United States and brought various forms of visual arts under its protective wing, tattoo artists have comfortably resided in what is sometimes referred to
In August 2022, COVID-19 vaccine manufacturer Moderna sued pharmaceutical giant Pfizer and German biotechnology company BioNTech in the United States District Court for Massachusetts for patent infringement.
Open source software is software produced through a decentralized development model that distributes source code publicly to facilitate collaboration among a global community. This model fuels innovation and is now
Taylor Swift’s hit song “Shake It Off” has presented her with a plethora of legal issues spanning half a decade. Back in 2017, songwriters Sean Hall and Nathan Butler accused
After the Supreme Court’s decision in NCAA v. Alston and the NCAA’s subsequent vote that allowed student-athletes to be compensated for the use of their name, image, and likeness, state
Enacted in 1996, federal legislation commonly known as “Section 230” (of Title 47 of the U.S. Code) immunizes a provider of “interactive computer service” from liabilities caused by certain third-party
A trademark is “a word, phrase, logo, or other sensory symbol used by a manufacturer or seller to distinguish its products or services from those of others.” A mark qualifies
