On May 27, 2026, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals issued the opinion in Estate of Worrell v. Thang, Inc. The case involved the estate of legendary Parliament-Funkadelic (P-Funk)...
The adoption of generative AI has fundamentally shifted how businesses operate. Millions of professionals feed data into AI chatbots every day to draft communications, optimize software, or analyze...
On June 9, 2026, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals issued an order vacating the recent Sedlik v. Von Drachenberg case, which we discussed on the blog. In that opinion, the three-judge panel held...
The global patent system was designed during the Industrial Revolution to reward human ingenuity and foster technological progress. But today, we find ourselves in the midst of an AI revolution,...
While the legal battles between generative AI and copyright have dominated the headlines, a secondary, equally volatile storm is brewing in the world of intellectual property: trademarks. Trademarks...
The landscape of intellectual property has been fundamentally disrupted. Generative artificial intelligence (AI) tools have altered the creativity process, enabling anyone with an internet connection...
This blog posting will briefly discuss geographical indications (GIs), a somewhat little-known intellectual property right. What are geographical indications? It is a collective IP right — belonging...
While the statute, 35 U.S.C. §256, provides a mechanism to correct inventorship after a patent has issued, a recent Federal Circuit decision, Fortress Iron, LP v. Digger Specialties, Inc., serves as...
On March 25, 2026, the United States Supreme Court issued the unanimous, landmark decision in Cox Communications, Inc. v. Sony Music Entertainment, reversing a $1 billion jury verdict against Cox, a...
For an artist – or, the author in copyright law – the work is more than just paint on canvas or files on a drive; it is a legal asset. Without a clear roadmap for what happens when you pass away,...