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Open-source software is different from traditional, licensed software, and some developers might want to be careful about how they use open-source platforms.

Addressing the scope of an implied copyright license, the US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit affirmed a district court's grant of summary judgment because the accused copyright ...

A reasonable-royalty determination in patent-infringement litigation may be impacted by royalty rates found in prior comparable license agreements.

A New York State Division of Tax Appeals ruled on the question of whether patent license fees that the company charged were subject to New York sales tax.

On April 6, 2026, the Artemis II crew swung around the far side of the moon, shattered the Apollo 13 distance record by traveling nearly 253,000 miles from home, and enjoyed front-row...

Please find below a case summary of a Federal Circuit decision from this month that has patent exhaustion and licensing context.

Per the court, this meant that the outcome of the contract case would not change the result of the patent case.

A decision in May from the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals has extended the long-standing and well-publicized dispute over inventorship of use of CRISPR-Cas9 technology in eukaryotic cells.

Acquirors of branded businesses often acquire prepaid, perpetual, exclusive trademark licenses to use the business’s trademarks.

In 2014, Gensetix indirectly licensed two patents covering cancer treatment methods from the University of Texas (UT), a state university.

June 15 marks the 799th birthday of the Magna Carta, which famously limited the powers of the English monarch vis-à-vis his feudal barons.

Negotiating and documenting commercial arrangements presents the parties and their counsel with a variety of challenges. The ultimate goal is to have an agreement that reflects the parties’ business deal. Doing so involves striking a balance between competing objectives.

recent Supreme Court decision may prompt patent holders to review license agreements and build in extra protections against actions filed by their licensees.

Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar, as the saying goes. However, things are not always as they appear, and sometimes events unfold in ways you would not anticipate.

Nike's JORDAN brand is in the spotlight after a New York photographer filed suit claiming that Nike directly, contributorily, and vicariously infringed his copyright in the famous Jumpman Logo.

A fundamental principle of trademark law requires a trademark owner to control the nature and quality of the goods or services sold under a licensed mark.

A powerful technique promises to revolutionize biotechnology. With the clumsy name of CRISPR-Cas9, this method enables rapid and convenient editing of genes with potential applications for medicine,