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On February 25, 2026, Nebraska Governor Jim Pillen signed Legislative Bill 717 (LB 717) into law. LB 717 will expand the scope of the Nebraska Installment Loan and Sales Act (the “ILSA”) —Nebraska’s primary licensing law that governs the origination, making, and servicing of non-mortgage consumer-purpose loans—by raising the threshold loan amount for licensing under the ILSA, imposing new disclosure requirements for ILSA licensees, and expanding the prohibition against making l

In this combined decision, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit agreed with the district court that an agency of a foreign government cannot hide behind sovereign immunity to shield itself from a declaratory judgment action where it had tried to license the patents in suit.

The increased quality of Chinese manufacturing and the attractive cost savings realized in moving U.S. operations to China make outsourcing to China an option that many U.S. companies have undertaken or are considering.

Anything that appears in a film or television scene that is independently protected by copyright or trademark law generally must be licensed or cleared by its owner or rights holder.

A company facing IP-related claims might not look to its CGL policy (or other policies) for coverage.

I have noticed a new trend in software license agreements. It is the inclusion of a provision that permits software companies to use the trademarks owned by its customers for its own marketing purposes.

It's that time of year: costumes and candy, haunted houses and hayrides. And all those tricks and treats add up to a $7.4 billion commercial industry around the holiday, a figure that exceeds the annual revenue of the domestic recording industry.

Intellectual property owners have been anticipating the Supreme Court's decision in Illinois Tool Works, Inc. v. Independent Ink, Inc., No. 04-1329. On March 1, 2006, in Illinois Tool Works, the Supreme Court removed the last vestiges of precedent holding that the mere existence of a patent creates a presumption of market power to support a per se tying claim.

As champions of innovation and protectors of intellectual property, it is vital for us to stay informed about the most recent developments in patent law worldwide.

The US Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit affirmed the district court's decision that a university licensing authority violated the First Amendment when refusing to approve use of the university's trademarks on t-shirts incorporating a marijuana leaf design.

To address the legal issues presented by artificial intelligence ("AI"), the U.S. Copyright Office ("Office") launched a multi-part Copyright and Artificial Intelligence Report ("Report")...

When a songwriter terminates an old copyright grant under US law, do they recover rights only in the United States, or worldwide? The US Supreme Court's recent decision to leave this question unanswered has created significant uncertainty for catalogue owners, investors, and anyone involved in music rights transactions. This analysis examines the commercial implications of the unresolved territorial scope of copyright termination and provides practical guidance for navigating deals while the legal position

Software piracy certainly is not unheard of in the United States. Indeed, industry groups, such as the Business Software Alliance (BSA), have brought actions against and have negotiated settlements with a variety of companies that have been alleged to have used pirated software.

In a decision with potentially profound implications for the multi-billion dollar software and "fabless" semiconductor industries, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has construed the term "component" in 35 U.S.C. § 271(f) to include software.

A discussion on what kind of "business" is necessary to support ownership of a mark, following a recent decision by the Federal Court in the Southern District of New York.

In a recent ruling, the Commission made clear that public interest issues are not suitable for resolution through the ITC's 100-day Early Disposition Pilot Program.

In his recent book, THE WORLD IS FLAT, Thomas Friedman illustrates how modern communications and fewer political barriers have added billions of potential competitors to the marketplace and added billions of potential customers.

The DOJ invited public comment on whether to modify its consent decrees with the music licensing firms ASCAP and BMI to respond to changes in the digital music business.