Welcome back to the latest installment in IP news—this week, with international flair. Spain is the latest nation to make a big splash in the news over its IP laws. Last year, the country created a commission to help protect content creators from revenues lost due to illegal downloading; however, the “Sinde Law,” as it [...]
Posted in Copyright, Entertainment, Internet on April 1, 2013
There’s something for everyone in this installment of the IP Roundup – including a brand new, hot-off-the-presses Supreme Court ruling. The NFL has agreed to a $42 million settlement with a group of former football players who claimed that the league used their images without authorization to promote the sport. Six players filed a class-action [...]
Posted in Copyright, Entertainment, Internet, Trademarks on February 20, 2013
Greetings! Seems like the cheese themes just keep coming – along with some music news this week. There is also some excellent news also for student inventors at Purdue. You probably know that sparkling wine must come from a specific region in France in order to be called “champagne.” You may also recall our discussion [...]
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This week marks the Fiftieth Series of Meetings of the Assemblies of the Member States of WIPO (the World Intellectual Property Organization). Yes, it’s a mouthful, but it’s also an opportunity for WIPO’s member countries to convene and discuss worldly IP issues. You can learn more about it here. With that in mind, here’s what’s [...]
Posted in Copyright, Entertainment, Internet, Patents on September 28, 2012
Have you started thinking that there’s never a dull moment in IP law? We couldn’t agree more! Check out these recent legal happenings: As expected, the Apple/Samsung litigation results in different decisions in different countries. A German court this week found that Samsung did not infringe on any of Apple’s touch-screen technology patents. The ruling [...]
Posted in Copyright, Entertainment, Internet on September 25, 2012
Recently, the Eleventh Circuit affirmed the district court judge’s grant of a defendant’s motion for summary judgment because of an evidentiary failure in what may have otherwise been a legitimate claim of copyright infringement. Section 411 of the Copyright Act requires that a plaintiff must register its copyright before bringing a claim for infringement. An [...]
