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The case was filed in the Northern District of Texas, where the plaintiff disclosed nonparties having an interest in the outcome of the litigation.

Rights holders are almost always looking for ways to monetize the intellectual property (IP) that they own or license. For owners of rights in popular logos; characters from TV shows,...

A New York state appellate court overturned a trial court's order that Samsung pay MPEG LA $115 million in a dispute over whether Samsung wrongfully terminated agreements governing a patent pool...

A California district court dismissed a trademark infringement defense based on allegations that the trademark owner had abandoned its trademark rights through "naked licensing,"

The Licensing Executives Society (LES) held its annual meeting this week in Boston, bringing together intellectual property (IP) licensing professionals across disciplines...

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, reviving a controversial decision by the U.S. International Trade Commission, has held that a package license that includes "nonessential" patents along with "essential" patents, at no additional charge for the nonessential patents, is not per se patent misuse.

The Beatles burst onto the international music scene more than four decades ago. But while these boys from Liverpool sang that all you need is love, the battle over the money they generated continued well into the 21st century.

In a landmark copyright decision, the Supreme Court unanimously held that companies which develop and distribute file-sharing software may be held responsible for infringement committed by the software’s users if the companies intended the software to be used to commit infringement.

In this crossover episode of The Upper Brand and Tech Talks, hosts Rich Assmus, Kristine Young, and Julian Dibbell explore how brand licensing functions as a capital-efficient growth strategy—accelerating entry...

VDF FutureCeuticals owned trademark and patent rights in the name CoffeeBerry for coffee plant extract.

On Thursday, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its decision in the Andy Warhol Foundation's lawsuit against photographer Lynn Goldsmith.

Next week (12/14/2016), in a marble tiled courtroom in frosty St. Paul, Minnesota, a panel of judges of the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals will wrestle with a question that is both as new as the campaign to legalize marijuana and as old as the First Amendment: ..

As with any type of business transaction, there are many considerations that must be taken into account when approaching the negotiation of a software license agreement.

Applying the "abuse of discretion" standard, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit reversed a district court’s dismissal of a declaratory judgment suit and remanded the case.

The draft bill, circulated with bipartisan Senate support, would codify right of publicity protections for artificial intelligence (AI) creations...

Effective January 1, 2025, California law AB 2426 will require companies offering online-only digital goods to disclose that consumers are purchasing a limited-duration license...

Updated Bayh-Dole Act regulations are effective today (May 14, 2018). Here are the key steps federal funding recipients will want to take to comply with the new rule and those licensing federally funded technology will want to know.

The Intellectual Property Policy adopted by the OCF shows a high level of attention to detail, thoroughness and nuance.