Intellectual Property
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Intellectual Property
Concerts & Contracts: Restrictive Artist Riders' Impact On The Festival Scene
Can Coachella really keep artists from performing at other music festivals? We shall see. -
Intellectual Property
Revisiting The IP Dragon’s Lair
From this vantage point, it is clear that China is going through the patent law equivalent of a teenager’s growth spurt. - Sponsored
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Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 04.24.18
* The long, drawn out saga of the “Monkey Selfie” case has crossed another milestone with the Ninth Circuit ruling that the monkey can’t sue for copyright violations. Reached for comment, the monkey’s attorney expressed disappointment in the decision and hurled feces. [Courthouse News Service]
* Jones Day loses more partners to the lateral market. We assume they saw the Above the Law Law Firm Rankings and decided they had to get out. [American Lawyer]
* Colorado passes “secret prisons” reform bill… in secret. Hurray irony! [9News]
* Kimberly Yuracko named the new dean of Northwestern Law. [Northwestern University NewsCenter]
* Good news for DLA Piper: the Second Circuit upholds their malpractice victory. [Law360]
* K&L Gates adds firepower in Asia. That should serve them well until Trump hears a scary Pokemon Go story on Fox and cuts off all trade to Japan. [International]
* Checking in on the finale of the Global Legal Hackathon. So if you got a suspicious request for money from your practice management software the other day, it was probably hacked. [Legaltech News]
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Intellectual Property
What Harley Davidson's $19.2M Throttling Of Sunfrog REALLY Means... And It's Not The Money
When it comes to intellectual property rights, companies ignoring their impact do so at their own risk. -
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Long After Pee Tape First Revealed, Lawyer Finally Abandons Client
The accusations of sexual misconduct keep piling up. -
Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 04.20.18
* Welcome Rudy Giuliani to the Trump legal team. Reminder that the last time he offered Trump legal advice he inadvertently built the strongest case against the travel ban, so this should go well. [CNN]
* Overshadowed by the Rudy announcement, Trump also hired married Miami duo Marty and Jane Serene Raskin. They’re actually competent criminal defense attorneys, so I don’t expect them to last long. [McClatchy]
* Alexander Hamilton earns honorary degree from Albany Law School. Upon learning he’ll have the same degree as Megyn Kelly, Hamilton decided Aaron Burr might have done him a favor. [Law.com]
* Officials have moved the “Fearless Girl” statue citing “safety” though the fear of a completely frivolous lawsuit from the sculptor of “Charging Bull” may be the real culprit. So a woman took a bold stand and will therefore be shuffled off to another office out of the way… that may be the most iconic depiction of Wall Street yet. [Dealbreaker]
* In the wake of the horrific Larry Nassar cover up, Michigan State’s GC Robert Noto nabbed $436000 in severance pay. Because accountability is important. [Corporate Counsel]
* James Comey keeps receipts. [Huffington Post]
* If you’re looking for your daily dose of wackiness, here’s a $100M lawsuit from Jason Lee Van Dyke against the man trying to get him disbarred. [Daily Beast]
* Chuck Schumer’s going to introduce a bill to decriminalize marijuana. Because it’s 4/20. Chuck Schumer is making 4/20 jokes now. [NPR]
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Intellectual Property
Facebook Is Patenting Everything -- Including A System To Determine Your Socioeconomic Status
It may be time for Facebook to look at ethics and human decency before trying to monetize every piece of user data. -
Intellectual Property
When A Crested Macaque Is A Necessary Party: Ninth Circuit Denies Joint Motion To Dismiss Monkey-Selfie Case
Why on earth is this case still in the court system? The Ninth Circuit may be preparing to hand down a very important opinion. - Sponsored
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Intellectual Property
Regarding The Rare Remittitur In Patent Litigation
They may be interesting, and rare, but are remittitur decisions really worth studying for patent lawyers? -
Intellectual Property
5 Things To Think About Before Licensing Your Intellectual Property
Taking the time to set the stage for a successful license is critical in more ways than one. -
Intellectual Property
The Patent Gender Gap
A gender gap in patenting -- just like other gaps -- is detrimental for our innovation system. -
Intellectual Property
Tatt's Enough! Court Orders Body Art Case To Trial
Tattoo art should enjoy the same protections as any other graphic work -- including copyright protections. -
Intellectual Property
3 Observations From The Federal Circuit Judicial Conference
The Federal Circuit will continue in its efforts to bring uniformity to patent law, and will not shy away from challenges presented by the America Invents Act.
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Intellectual Property
Crying Foul: Why Lebron's 'Uninterrupted' Copyright Claims May Be A Half-Court Shot
LeBron recently stated that he is confident the lawyers will figure it out, but they seem to have their work cut out for them. -
Intellectual Property
NBA Player LeBron James And Alabama Football Coach Nick Saban Squabble Over Copyright
Sorry, LeBron, but talking in a barbershop is not only a non-protectable idea under copyright, but it’s not even a unique idea. -
Intellectual Property
The Eyes Have Had It: How The Second Circuit Addressed Its Copyright Fair Use Problem
Is transformative use really fair use under the Copyright Act? -
Intellectual Property
3 Observations From The Patent Administrative Law Conference
This conference proved that companies and IP lawyers require a comprehensive understanding of the IPR process. -
Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 04.03.18
* The possibility of Donald Trump turning the Russia case over to Alan Dershowitz is too delicious of a train wreck to imagine. Stop teasing me! [The Hill]
* Andrew McCabe’s GoFundMe has raised over half a million dollars. All you need is a righteous claim and a sophisticated lobbying firm behind you. [Slate]
* LeBron has decided he holds intellectual property rights over barbershops or something. [National Law Journal]
* While DLA Piper is out there swiping lawyers, they’re also earning plaudits for a tech solution designed to retain clients. [American Lawyer]
* Joon Kim returns to Cleary Gottlieb. [Wall Street Journal]
* Jury selection underway in extortion case over Waffle House CEO’s syrup. [Daily Report Online]
* The Supreme Court declared it’s ready, willing, and able to engage in linguistic gymnastics to get out of labor protections. So… we’ve got that going for us. [Law360]
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Intellectual Property
Unfair Use? Why Google's Ongoing Battle With Oracle Matters To Your Business
It's worth it to carefully review all underlying licenses to APIs before engaging in any development for commercial use. -
Intellectual Property
Oracle v. Google Is More Evidence That The Federal Circuit Has No Business Deciding Copyright Cases
It seems inevitable that copyright holders could try to add on patent claims simply to ensure Federal Circuit review.