Suit Filed over Oscar Swag Bag Copyright
Los Angeles-based Distinctive Assets, known for handing out its so-called the “Oscar swag bag” to Academy Award Nominees in five categories, has been named in a lawsuit last Tuesday for…
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Internet Piracy Reaches New Heights
The bane of the motion picture industry, torrent website The Pirate Bay, has fired a shot across the bow of the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) and other copyright…
Authors Guild Case May Reach Supreme Court
The Authors Guild’s long-running dispute with Google could be reaching a final conclusion in the coming weeks. All of it depends on whether or not Supreme Court decides to take…
Newegg Sues Patent Troll After they Drop Case
There seems to be no end to the number of people or even companies who will try to enforce patent rights against other companies. Many of these companies don’t really…
USPTO Rejects “Let’s Play” Trademark
Sony is now far less likely to gain control over the phrase “Let’s Play” after the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has updated its rejection of the company’s…
Plant Patents are Complex
One area of patent law that can be rather confusing surrounds the area of plant varieties. Since the Plant Patent Acts of 1930, the Patent Act of 1952 and the…
Study of Patent Trials Released
When you have a good idea you need to protect it. If you have invented a device, written a program or come up with a solution that is unique and…
Beastie Boys Settle Lawsuit with Monster Beverage Corp
The Beastie Boys have settled a suit that they brought against Monster Beverage Corp. They fought for their copyright, and now they have settled for a sizeable sum. The Beastie…
50 Cent Wins Copyright Lawsuit
Rap star and entrepreneur 50 Cent, AKA Curtis Jackson, has seen his fair share of a courtroom recently. After recently losing a case that caused him to file for Chapter…
Street Artists File Copyright Lawsuit Against Church
A Miami church is facing a copyright infringement lawsuit filed by eight street artists who donated their talent to paint striking murals at Jose de Diego, a struggling middle school…