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The American University Intellectual Property Brief (“IP Brief”) provides an opportunity for law students, professors, practitioners, and anyone interested in intellectual property law to discuss and learn about substantive IP issues.  The IP Brief features daily blog posts from a team of student writers; frequent student-written columns about recent IP-related issues, case updates, and events; and IP law articles from student writers and outside submissions on a semesterly publication cycle.

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Go North, Young Bill: The SOPAfication of Canada

Go North, Young Bill: The SOPAfication of Canada

Despite the tremendous opposition to SOPA and PIPA in the United States, lobbyists are pushing Canada to incorporate SOPA-like provisions into Bill C-11, Canada’s latest attempt to toughen their copyright protections. Michael Geist, a Canadian …

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Kodak: An Example of What Not to do With Your Patents.

Kodak: An Example of What Not to do With Your Patents.

Kodak has been buying up patents for a technology that competes with its old film technology in order to keep its dying film market alive. However, its impending bankruptcy most likely means that only the patents it holds can save it.

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The Power of Red: The Shoe Showdown Between Louboutin and Yves Saint Laurent

The Power of Red: The Shoe Showdown Between Louboutin and Yves Saint Laurent

Louboutin appeals a trial court’s decision to not enforce protection for his trademarked red soles. The trial court’s decision and the appeal highlight some interesting issues surrounding color trademark protection. The appellate court should not grant Louboutin trademark protection of his red soles because it could impermissibly hurt competition.

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The IP Brief is currently accepting submissions. We are looking for papers that address a legal topic relating to any area of intellectual property. Please submit completed papers and a cover page with the name and title of the article to ipbrief [at] wcl.american.edu. Any questions can also be sent to this e-mail address.

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