Recent Developments in Art Law

From suits brought by celebrities and prison guards to successes by the government, there have been many high-profile developments in art law over the past few months. Below are short summaries of some of the most intriguing cases. Primarily known…

Where have all the IP Firms gone?

In following with the recent trend, earlier this week yet another one of the previously prominent Intellectual Property Boutiques, Kenyon & Kenyon moved its practice and joined Andrews Kurth, a full-service Texas based firm.[i] As a current law student hoping…

California Resale Royalty Act Struck Down

On Monday, April 11th, U.S. District Court Judge Michael Fitzgerald dismissed a lawsuit brought by a number of artists to recover resale royalties from auction houses that sold their art. The decision is the latest chapter in a legal battle…

Regulating Crypto-Currencies

Powerball fever recently struck the nation. An estimated $1.5 billion jackpot had everyone talking. Hoping. Dreaming. With a single Powerball ticket cost at $2, one can imagine saving each and every dollar in order to purchase a ticket at a…

The CRISPR-Cas9 Patent Dispute

The stage has officially been set for one of the largest biotech patent disputes to date. The stakes are high in this clash between scientific powerhouses: a potential Nobel Prize, the patent rights to a breakthrough gene-editing process, and (of…
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