Starbucks, after two previous lower court defeats and two successful appeals, has lost its last battle against the makers of Charbucks coffee.

Happy New Year! Consider celebrating by staging a seasonal reading of “The Dead” in Dublin, which you can now do for free! Yes, on January 1, 2012, all of James Joyce’s writings published during his …

On December 19, United States District Judge Margaret M. Morrow sentenced Gilberto Sanchez (“Sanchez”) to one year in federal prison for uploading a workprint copy of the film X-Men Origins: Wolverine (“Wolverine”) to the file-sharing …

The owner of the Atlanta Braves objected to the PTO over Disney registering “Brave” as the title of its next Pixar movie. It seems ridiculous to argue consumers would confuse the movie with the baseball team, but maybe the baseball team owner is just trying to not abandon its mark.

Suit over Twitter Account Raises Questions of Ownership and Worth of Social Media

Recent publications and findings regarding China’s intellectual property rights regime indicates a trend toward greater protection.

Reddit users called for a boycott of GoDaddy.com over the company’s support of SOPA. In response, GoDaddy issued an apparent challenge that reaffirmed their position on SOPA and stated boycott hasn’t impacted their business.

Stopping intellectual property piracy may be a a valid goal, but H.R. 3261 (SOPA) is not narrowly tailored to just reach criminals; as written, it would chill speech, kill jobs, stifle innovation, and threaten the security of the Internet. Concerned? Contact your Representative via americancensorship.org.

The U.S. Copyright Office has begun its fifth rulemaking proceeding of carving out exemptions to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act. American University’s IP Clinic invites interested parties to support its comments regarding exemptions for educational uses.

Louis C.K. just released his comedy special using his own corporate- and DRM-free business model, replete with a letter appealing to torrent users’ sense of fairness and value.