Article Archive for November 2010
This one is a little bit of a head scratcher. The United Brands Co., which makes the Joose brand caffeinated malt beverage, is suing Anheuser-Busch for trademark infringement, copyright infringement, and a little bit of …
Apple has recently filed a patent application for a slimmer iPad to apparently deal with the complaints from many users that the current model is too heavy. According to the application, the new body would …
In 2009, a decision by the Trial Court of Evry, a suburban city near Paris, held that the “Adventures of Saint-Tin and his Friend Lou” was a protectable parody of the “Adventures of Tintin and …
I’m a Milwaukee Bucks fan. And for most of my life the Bucks have been downright awful. However, last season finally brought a bright spot to an otherwise futile fandom. The team went to the …
On November 12, Brownmark Films filed a copyright infringement suit in U.S. District Court in Wisconsin, against Viacom, Comedy Central, and the producers of South Park for alleged infringement of the music video for the …
When an inventor applies for a patent, he puts his invention into numbered legal claims. Most patent applications have less than 30 claims; some have far more (in some notable cases, more than 200). It …
In Facebook’s newest battle for trademark-world domination, Lamebook decided to strike first, filing a complaint for declaratory judgment earlier this month after receiving cease and desist letters from Facebook.
Facebook’s gripe here reflects their ongoing slew …
Any work of art or entertainment that depicts real people is guaranteed to raise thorny legal issues, and video games are no exception. Sports-themed video games have their appeal in letting players take on the …
On November 17, 2010, The New York Times reported that Internet giant, Google, had a major breakthrough in its Digital Library project. The largest publisher in France, Hachette Livre, has entered into an agreement with …
Whether downloading a favorite song or movie, the rise of the Internet has led to the proliferation of peer-to-peer file sharing. Over the past few years, domestic and foreign governments, encouraged by Hollywood and major …
