So much for southern hospitality. Celebrated American author Harper Lee finds herself embroiled in a trademark clash for the right to register the title of her own 1961 Pulitzer-winning novel, To…
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Copyright and the "Marvel Method" - Jack Kirby's Heirs Lose On Appeal
On August 8th 2013, the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit upheld a lower court ruling that comic book artist Jack Kirby’s contributions to Marvel were “made…
Beyond Knowledge and Consciousness – The Development of Liability for Misuse of Trade Secrets in the UK
On May 22nd, 2013, the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom (“UKSC”) decided the case Verstergaard, and in doing so created an important precedent concerning the relevance of subjective aspects…
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The copyright claws come out in EU catwalk photo battle
Tout arrive en France, especially for folks following recent intellectual property news. The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) released a key judgment in January in a case that pitted copyright against freedom of expression. (more…)
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Bowman v. Monsanto and Patent Exhaustion: To Be, or Ought to Be?
More of a cautionary winter’s tale than a midsummer night’s dream, an Indiana farmer facing legal action from a certain biotech and chemical multinational behemoth recently reached the U.S. Supreme…
It’s a Bird, It’s a Plane, It’s a Lawsuit! – Termination Rights Denied to Siegel Estate for Superman
Superman – the superhero known to be faster than a speeding bullet and able to leap tall buildings in a single bound – seems to be a magnet for lawsuits.…