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THE NINTH CIRCUIT THROWS A PENALTY FLAG AGAINST ELECTRONIC ARTS 9 Aug 2013 | 11:13 pm
By Dale C. Campbell On July 31, 2012, the Ninth Circuit issued its ruling protecting the right of privacy held by collegiate athletes against the use of their likeness in connection with video gam...
UPDATE: You Can Still Hop Through Commercials 2 Aug 2013 | 11:07 pm
Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE By Lisa Y. Wang In April, we published an article about Fox Broadcasting Co. v. Dish Networks, LLC, where Fox Broadcasting was requesting a prel...
Character Copyright -- Is Sherlock Holmes in the Public Domain? 12 Jul 2013 | 10:59 pm
By Anji Mandavia Currently pending before the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois is a case that will determine whether the Estate of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle has any rem...
(NATURAL) GENES ARE NOT PATENTABLE 6 Jul 2013 | 02:56 am
By Audrey A. Millemann In Association For Molecular Pathology v. Myriad Genetics, Inc., decided on June 13, 2013, the United States Supreme Court held that isolated natural genes (DNA) are not pat...
Are Patent Trolls Good? 29 Jun 2013 | 05:37 am
By Scott Plamondon The landscape of patent law has been rapidly changing over the last several years. President Obama recently signed into law the America Invents Act (the “AIA”) which offered the fi...
Supreme Court Rules DOMA Section 3 Unconstitutional 27 Jun 2013 | 06:23 am
By Kay Brooks Today the United States Supreme Court ruled that Section 3 of the federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) is unconstitutional. The case, United States v. Windsor, 570 U.S. ____ (2013), i...
Marriage Equality Returns to California 27 Jun 2013 | 06:18 am
By Hilary Lamar The United States Supreme Court issued its opinion in Hollingsworth v. Perry, 570 U.S. ___ (2013), this morning, regarding the validity of Proposition 8. The outcome is that same-sex ...
Marriage Equality Returns to California 27 Jun 2013 | 06:18 am
By Hilary Lamar The United States Supreme Court issued its opinion in Hollingsworth v. Perry, 570 U.S. ___ (2013), this morning, regarding the validity of Proposition 8. The outcome is that same-sex ...
A Celebrity's Right of Publicity 15 Jun 2013 | 05:33 am
By Lisa Y. Wang In March 2013, pop star Rihanna filed a lawsuit in the United Kingdom against TopShop, the enormously popular fast fashion chain, for using an "unflattering" image of her on one of th...
Keyword Advertising Quagmire 8 Jun 2013 | 05:24 am
By Scott Hervey “Everyone does it” exclaimed the IT staffer in charge of the company’s website. "Everyone uses their competitor’s brand as a keyword to trigger a paid advertisement." The company...
