In the past month, Hershey’s reached a settlement with Let’s Buy British Imports (L.B.B.), an importer of British products, to stop the importation of all Cadbury made outside of the
Perhaps the most widely sung tune in our country’s history, “Happy Birthday to You” has been challenged in court for misappropriation of copyright protections, according to IP Watchdog. Warner/Chappell Music,
Florida-based ammunition manufacturer, Liberty Ammunition, won a $15.6 million judgment against the United States government for infringing upon its “enhanced-performance-round” bullet patents.The manufacturer filed suit in June 2011, alleging the
The Department of Justice announced on January 9, 2015 that the United Stated will intervene in an ongoing dispute between Amanda Blackhorse and four other American Indians against Pro-Football, Inc.,
In it’s January 15, 2015 opinion, the Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled in favor of Major League Baseball (MLB) over the city of San Jose, who had
Crayola Properties, Inc., a subsidiary of Hallmark Cards has filed suit against Alex Toys, LLC a New Jersey based company. Crayola argues that Alex Toys’ engaged in unauthorized use of
Two Italian researchers released a study showing that around 24% of the advertisements on Facebook are for counterfeit items, Bloomberg reported. After just one click, users are directed to websites
A Munich court is seeking guidance from the Court of Justice of the EU (CJEU) on whether Wi-Fi providers can be held liable for copyright infringement by users’ activity on
Over the last fifteen years, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has taken on the role of enforcing privacy and data security. See Daniel J. Solove, One of the Most Important
Irving Azoff, famed music manager and former Executive Chairman of LiveNation Entertainment, has threatened to pull over 20,000 songs of his clients from YouTube—including huge names like John Lennon, Pharrell,
