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Recent press reports regarding copyright termination notices filed by the heirs of famed comic book illustrator Jack Kirby as well as a recent decision by a federal District Court in a long-running case regarding termination notices filed by the heirs of "Superman" co-creator Jerome Siegel both serve as timely reminders of the substantial complexity of copyright and other intellectual property issues raised by the transfer of valuable intellectual property assets and the critical importance of

As football fans turn their attention to the Super Bowl, companies big and small look to grab the attention of these fans by associating themselves with the big game.

On May 18, 2023, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed a Second Circuit decision holding that Andy Warhol's silkscreen depictions of famous musician Prince, which were based on another party's...

In my recent end-of-year update, available here, I began a conversation with my partner Tyler Maulsby, an expert in professional responsibility and ethics, about whether it was proper for lawyers...

Despite years of threats and pleas, software piracy in the workplace remains a big deal. The unauthorized and unlawful use of software deprives software owners of significant licensing fees. So why do businesses allow the use of pirated software?

Just when you thought it might be safe to rip DVDs for use on your personal video player, the motion picture studios have filed a federal lawsuit in New York to put an end to such practices.

As increasingly more breweries, distilleries, wineries and even farms convert their operations from a more traditional manufacturing and distribution model to a model which incorporates hosting...

Within the blockchain space, one of the fastest-growing areas is NFTs. Within the games space, esports is growing rapidly. So naturally the combination of NFTs and esports should have tremendous potential.

On January 9, 2007, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the Federal Circuit’s ruling requiring a patent licensee to terminate or be in breach of its license in order to seek a declaratory judgment that the licensed patent is invalid, unenforceable, or not infringed by the licensee.

Venturing into the world of licensing may allow business owners to dip their toes into brand expansion without plunging into the complexities and legal requirements of franchising.

IP Edge acquired the patent-in-suit (8,509,622) in January 2021 as part of a 40-plus asset transaction from Huawei to Mason Licensing LLC, one of IP Edge's many Texas LLCs.

The legalization and decriminalization of cannabis for medical and recreational uses has continued to expand across the United States in recent years.

The European Union has a new regime for assessing technology licensing agreements under EU competition law.

We have been following a very interesting licensing dispute filed in the Eastern District of New York by Tibco Software Inc. ("TIBCO") against OptumRx Administrative Services...

A jury sided in favor of Salix Pharmaceuticals that Salix met its contractual obligations under a license agreement with Napo Pharmaceuticals.

If the Supreme Court grants cert, it could resolve the circuit split over whether Section 365(n) allows a trademark licensee to retain its rights to use the trademark post-rejection.

On July 9, 2025, the European Parliament's Committee on Legal Affairs ("JURI") published a study examining how generative artificial intelligence ("AI") interacts with European Union copyright law.