Is Embedding Content Copyright Infringement? Mashable vs. Creators Everywhere

Mashable is back in court, battling a copyright law case that began in 2016.

The Clash of the Patent Ogres: Intel and Apple vs Fortress

Small tech businesses have had a tough time making patent infringement cases against billion-dollar tech giants, such as Apple, and Intel, that can outspend, outsue, and outlast any small company. Conversely, those tech giants have no problem suing small companies into oblivion (even when they are the ones in the wrong!) But, now they are losing. Find out why.

Shane

From Network Engineer to Intellectual Property Attorney: Shane Percival

Shane Percival is a sought-after patent lawyer. Read about his journey from software engineering to intellectual property.

COVID cure

How Patent Laws Affect the Race to Find a Coronavirus Cure

Will the US government be able to take patent rights away when the Coronavirus cure is discovered? What happens if the vaccine is overpriced?

Stealing or Buying a Stairway to Heaven? All That Glitters Is Not Gold

Stealing or Buying a Stairway to Heaven? All That Glitters Is Not Gold

Spirit brought a copyright infringement case against Led Zeppelin that claimed the opening lead lines of Stairway to Heaven were lifted from its song Taurus. Find out why laws from 1903 had to be used, what happened in the case, and more.

USPTO Updates

USPTO Updates Trademark Filing Requirements – But Will Spam Stop?

When you file a trademark application, you can expect to be contacted, via regular U.S. mail, by scammers. Trademark owners often receive letters in the mail from companies with very similar names as the U.S. Trademark Office, for example, the United States Trademark Company. But with the new change in the filing law, made in February 2020, will this cease to happen?

Fortress Investment Group: Bad Actor, Bad Timing, or Both?

Fortress Investment Group: Bad Actor, Bad Timing, or Both?

Fortress Investment Group, a patent aggregator/investment firm, owns patents allegedly infringed by bioMérieux SA (among others) over the previous six years. In a lawsuit filed on March 9, 2020, Fortress, though its wholly-owned entity Labrador Diagnostics, is claiming bioMériux’s testing process is infringing U.S. Patents.

Dark Horse Copyright Case

Katy Perry Escapes Dark Horse Copyright Verdict

I am unashamed to admit that Katy Perry is, without a doubt, my favorite pop singer. I don’t really know why.