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Twitter’s “X” Rebrand May Run Afoul of IP Law

X’s billionaire owner, Elon Musk, who rebranded the social media company Twitter to the single letter, could face intellectual property legal challenges since others like Microsoft and Meta previously claimed rights to the letter. Additionally, France's Agence France-Presse (AFP), an...

Prominent Authors Look to Protect Copyrights From AI Companies

More than 15,000 authors, including Dan Brown, Margaret Atwood, and James Patterson, and their supporters have signed an open letter drafted by the Authors Guild to AI companies, imploring them to get writers’ permission before using copyrighted material to enhance...

General News Patent Law

CureVac Expands Its mRNA Patent Lawsuit Over Pfizer

CureVac NV punched back against Pfizer Inc. and its German partner BioNTech recently by expanding its three claims of patent infringement to nine claims over the mRNA technology used in the companies’ COVID-19 vaccine. CureVac also disclosed that a U.S....

Why Has Taylor Swift Been Rerecording Her Old Albums?

You have to listen hard to hear the more luxuriant twangs from the opening banjoes or the extra beat in the lyric, but Taylor Swift is on a mission to re-record her old songs, including 2008’s “Love Story,” the song...

The Push for Royalties From Traditional Radio Stations

A bipartisan bill to compensate artists when their songs are played on FM/AM radio stations instead of just on digital music platforms, is gaining some traction in Congress. It was first introduced in June 2021, although a second bill reintroduced...

NIL Sports Law

Congress Considers Multiple Bills Affecting NIL Laws in College Sports

Ongoing interest in adopting a federal standard for college athletes’ ability to monetize their name, image, and likeness (NIL) has caused Congress to propose a spate of new NIL bills. The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), a group that promotes...

Patent Law Patent Litigation

Supreme Court Ruling Has Ramifications for Genus Claims and Patent Law

After years of ongoing litigation, the Supreme Court ruled on Amgen vs. Sanofi on May 18, 2023. The decision regarding a patent dispute over a cholesterol drug could have ramifications regarding future genus claims and patent law protection for medical...

Ed Sheeran Wins Copyright Infringement Case Against the Estate of Marvin Gaye

On March 4, 2023, a New York federal jury concluded that the popular British music artist Ed Sheeran is not liable for copyright infringement after lengthy litigation to settle a lawsuit. It took the jury less than three hours to...

Starz Sues MGM for Copyright Infringement

Starz Entertainment, LLC Starz filed a lawsuit in May of 2020 with the Los Angeles federal court claiming MGM Domestic Television Distribution, LLC violated copyright interests within two separate agreements. The case results from Starz paying MGM approximately $70 million...

Copyright Expiration Opens the Door for Winnie-the-Pooh Horror Film

The Winnie-the-Pooh copyright expired in January of 2022, making the characters from that beloved book series available for use by the public. United States copyright laws protect ownership rights for 70 years after the creator's death or 95 years after...