“Stretching Copyright to its Limit,” an article on the copyrightability of yoga poses written by IPLJ’s very own Alexander Bussey, has been published in the Villanova Jeffrey S. Moorad Sports Law Journal! Check out the article here: 20 Jeffrey S. Moorad Sports L. J. 1 (2013). Congratulations, Alex!

Please join us on April 10, 2013 at 7:30pm for “Defining Cultural Ownership: Shifting Focus, Shifting Norms.” In this panel discussion, attorneys whose practices focus on art law will speak on issues of repatriation and restitution—specifically, how the legal process of returning looted works of art to their countries of origin is informed by the [...]

We here at IPLJ invite you to join us on March 18, 2013 at 4PM for “Trials of the Century: Media and the Law,” an exciting speaking event with Fordham Law School alumnus, Mr. Jack Ford. Following law school, Mr. Ford spent three years as a prosecutor in New Jersey before entering private practice. He [...]

Usually, brands relish being featured in big office movies–advertisement exposure to a large moviegoer audience is great for sales typically, and screentime is often coveted and expensive. However, beer powerhouse Anheuser-Busch and vodka maker Stoli are less than enthused about having their alcoholic products displayed in “Flight,” a recently released movie featuring Denzel Washington as [...]

Our sincere thanks to all of those who helped make this year’s IPLJ Symposium Is It So Ordered? such a success! Law360.com, a LexisNexis publication, gave our copyright and patent panels a nod in two recent articles: Judges Should Eye Tech Changes In Copyright, Rakoff Says USPTO Vexed By High Court’s Limited IP Guidance, GC [...]

Television networks including Fox, ABC, NBC, and CBS have sued DVR services for providing a method to skip commercials such as Dish Network’s AutoHop and PrimeTime Anytime. Last week, Fox Broadcasting appealed California federal judge Dolly Gee’s decision to deny a preliminary injunction of such services. Judge Gee also recently denied Dish’s motion to dismiss [...]

A Volume XXII note written by IPLJ’s very own Symposium Editor, Daniela Alvarado, has been cited in “On the Shelf,” a regular feature by the Uniform Commercial Code Law Letter that highlights significant periodical pieces. Congratulations, Daniela!

A California federal court has dismissed a class action lawsuit wherein plaintiffs, Pandora users, claimed that a 2010 partnership between Facebook and Pandora caused details of their transactions to be disclosed. While the lawsuit was initially thought to open up many privacy issues for the music streaming service, Judge Armstrong ultimately decided that “no actual [...]

Please join us on Friday, November 9, 2012, for this year’s IPLJ Symposium: Is It So Ordered? Evaluating the Actual Authority of Supreme Court Precedent in Intellectual Property Law. The Symposium is free and open to the public, but please take a moment to register for this event. We are pleased to announce that our [...]

Last year, the legal battle between Christian Louboutin and Yves Saint Laurent (now called Saint Laurent Paris, of course) shook things up in the fashion law/intellectual property arena. The question posed was: Does Christian Louboutin have the protected right to exclusively produce shoes with those fantastic signature red soles? In order for a color to [...]