In Brief:  Monster Energy couldn’t stop a Mad Monster Party.

In Brief:  The US Copyright cannot demand the deposit of a physical copy of a work for registration.

In Brief:  Tacking is a very limited way to extend the protection of a trademark.

In Brief:   Hacks to cheat on popular video games results in massive damages.

In Brief:   No federal protection for trademarks related to ingesting a banned substance.

In Brief:  A named inventor has to make a significant contribution to the claims in a patent.

In Brief:  The unauthorized copying of NFTs results in a judgment for false designation of origin and cybersquatting.

In Brief:   Following up on this blog’s post of 3/7/23, the court ruled that a banana does not infringe a banana and an orange.

In Brief:  The case of the Andy Warhol Foundation and Lynn Goldsmith regarding photos of Prince has been kicking around the courts and this blog for 4 years. The Supreme Court has spoken holding that there was no fair use.

In Brief:  A popular catch phrase can become someone’s trademark.

In Brief:  The Copyright Office will register a work that has some AI.

In Brief:   Automating how to choose an outfit is not patentable subject matter.

In Brief:  Using a different product’s favorable reviews on Amazon can lead to substantial FTC fines.

In Brief:  The date of first disclosure of a patent determines the time period in which an application can be filed.

In Brief:  The identification of goods and services in a trademark application isn’t as easy as it might look.

In Brief: The method for calculating liquidated damages isn’t simple math.

In Brief: An inventor can’t claim their invention is invalid after an assignment.

In Brief: Can a banana with duct tape infringe on the copyright of a banana and an orange with duct tape?

In Brief:  To mark the conclusion of Black History Month 2023, we celebrate the remarkable Miriam Benjamin.

In Brief:  The USPTO refused to register “Assholes Live Forever” as a trademark.

In Brief:   Hermes stopped an artist from using its Birkin bags in NFTs.

In Brief:  The use of a word for an expressive work is not trademark infringement.

In Brief: Calculating royalty damages for patent infringement isn’t easy; even against a bratty, no-show defendant.

In Brief:  As we enter awards season, it’s time to acknowledge those who achieved infamy in the world of Intellectual Property.

In Brief:  Each year, a new crop of creative works go into the public domain. This year, works created from 1927 go into the public domain. The class motto is “The Best Things in Life are Free".