Epic Games is known for its over-the-top and bombastic video games such as the smash hit, Fortnite. It turns out Epic Games’ approach to legal disputes is just as bombastic as its approach to game development. On August 13, 2020,…
Under Armour was hoping its logo would quietly disappear from the players’ uniforms and the athletic facilities at the University of California, Los Angeles (“UCLA”), after informing UCLA this past June that they were discontinuing their partnership with the school.…
Are feelings protected expression? On September 23, 2020, Netflix released the “Enola Holmes” movie despite being embroiled in a lawsuit for alleged copyright and trademark infringement brought by the estate of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (the author of the Sherlock…
Apple created an App Store to give customers a wide range of apps they can use form their iPhone. Apple takes a 30% standard fee of all in app purchases, in exchange for allowing developers access to the App Store.…
On August 27, a 12-year-old boy in Colorado flashed a toy gun, emblazoned with the words “Zombie Hunter,” across the screen during his virtual art class. The school’s vice principal later called the boy’s mother to inform her that a…
“Our job at the least is to keep these conversations going. We’re not political elites. We’re not politicians. We’re not educators. But we have influence.” – Celtics swingman Jaylen Brown “With great power comes great responsibility.” This popular quote comes…
Subject matter eligibility, defined by 35 U.S.C. § 101, requires a claimed invention to fall within “one of the four categories of invention . . . i.e., process, machine, manufacture, or composition of matter.”[1] While the general understanding has been…
There are many concerns regarding the current Coronavirus pandemic. We’re concerned with our health and the health of our friends, family, and neighbors. We’re concerned with the current state of the economy and the future economic outlook given the pandemic.…
Squaring tattoo art and copyright law initially begs the question, to whom does a tattoo and the rights that attach to this form of artistic expression belong to? Initially, the two options that make the most logical sense are that…
Join With Computer Audio. Send Personal Information to Facebook. By now, you’re more than likely familiar with the first prompt—it’s the text that appears when you first open Zoom, and by enabling this function you can join a meeting using…
During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (“COVID-19”), the cruise industry has seen a sharp decline in demand, resulting in financial hardships. Throughout COVID-19, several cruise ships were stranded at sea, with confirmed COVID-19 cases on board.[1] In addition, the Centers for…
