Texas hedge fund manager and founder of Hayman Capital Management, J. Kyle Bass, has riled up the pharmaceutical industry. Bass formed the Coalition for Affordable Drugs, an organization that is the lead petitioner in several challenges to Orange Book-listed patents—a…
It looks like Amazon.com (Amazon) and Multi Time Machine (MTM) may be going to trial, as the Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit recently reversed a district court’s summary judgment in a trademark infringement suit against Amazon. In a…
As the popularity of social media continues to grow, people are increasingly using it to express themselves. While expressing oneself on social media sites is a documented right as per the First Amendment, what is less clear is whether threats…
Adidas recently filed a lawsuit against Forever 21, Inc. and Central Mills, Inc., in which Adidas claims that Forever 21 and Central Mills allegedly infringed Adidas’s famous three-stripe trademark. The lawsuit was filed in federal district court in Portland, Oregon,…
The Nazca lines are a celebrated example of cultural property. Located in the Nazca Desert in southern Peru, the Nazca lines are a series of ancient designs called “geoglyphs” that were created by removing small, reddish pebbles to expose the…
With the advent of social media, people have taken their personal lives online. With photos, wall posts, “likes,” and friend requests, a plethora of information detailing the innermost thoughts of a person are available with just a username and password.…
Autocomplete is a feature provided by many search engines that uses an algorithm to automatically display search suggestions to fill queries as information is inputted. These search suggestions are based on a user’s search history, popular search queries, and a…
In America’s burgeoning foodie culture, food is increasingly being embraced as art. At many high-end restaurants, food is intricately created, carved and designed, and placed with artistic precision and perfection on each plate before being delivered to diners. Color combinations,…
Recently, Edward O’Bannon, at the age of forty-one and working as a car salesman in Las Vegas, recognized himself in a video game. He became distressed and concerned that his likeness was being used without his consent—and without any form…
In June 2014, the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) shocked football fans everywhere when it granted a petition to cancel six Washington Redskins trademark registrations. Filed by Navajo Amanda Blackhorse and four other Native Americans, the petition sought to…
The Nazi art confiscations and forced sales that occurred during World War II have been described as “the greatest displacement of artwork in human history.”[1] It has been estimated that between the years of 1933-1945, German forces, along with other…
