U.S. Government Gets It Wrong on Critical Software IP Case (Again)
The U.S. Government has reiterated a legal stance that software developers can use copyright law to prevent competitors from developing […]
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Intellectual Property
In Memoriam, Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens, “Inventor” of the Internet
Upon the sad news of the passing of Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens, DisCo is republishing a 2010 column […]
New Patent Paradigm? Emerging Licensing Practices
Firms commonly obtain patents and take legal action against alleged patent infringers as a means to limit competition to their […]
Trademark Decision Casts First Amendment Doubt on Hawley Bill
Yesterday’s Supreme Court decision in Iancu v. Brunetti clearly indicates that Senator Hawley’s “Ending Support for Internet Censorship Act” (“the […]
Impromptu ‘IP Day’ at the Supreme Court
The Supreme Court acted on a number of different intellectual property cases today, deciding one, agreeing to hear two more, […]
Resisting Expansion of the Audio Home Recording Act in AARC v. Denso
Last week, three major technology associations¹ joined four leading public interest groups² in an amicus brief arguing against an expansive […]
Unfair Disruption: Q&A with Professor Mark McKenna
Professor Mark P. McKenna is the John P. Murphy Foundation Professor of Law at the University of Notre Dame where […]
Supreme Court Again Seeks U.S. Government Views in Java Case
Today the Supreme Court again invited the Solicitor General (SG) to file a brief in the long-running copyright litigation between […]
Briefing Continues in “Copyright Case of the Decade”
This week Google filed its reply brief, responding to arguments made in Oracle’s opposition brief, which was filed two weeks ago.
Delrahim Out Of Step With FTC, Industry, Academics On FRAND/SEP
Modern competition enforcers should address a fundamental question: “whether a given use of an IP right is helping to further competition or is undermining it.”
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