NBA top draft pick, Anthony Davis, doesn’t want anyone else to “try to grow a unibrow because of me and then try to make money off of it.” The basketball player, known for sporting a unibrow, has trademarked the phrases “Fear the Brow” and “Raising the Brow.”

Apple and Google are going head-to-head again. This time in a bidding war over Eastman Kodak’s enormous patent collection that it has assembled over the course of Kodak’s 132-year history.

Apple’s lengthy and much publicized legal battle with Samsung over various alleged patent infringements continued last week when Apple proposed a $2.5 billion settlement. Though the outcome remains to be seen, it seems unlikely at this point that a settlement will occur as these two powerhouse tech companies continue to battle one another in courtrooms [...]

A group of knitters has received a cease-and-desist letter from the United States Olympics Committee for holding various knitting contests incorporated into a “Ravelympics,” which is allegedly contrary to the Olympics trademark rules.  The knitters were understandably unraveled, and received an apology from USOC for the needling tone of their letter.

From robots to… robots, here is a round-up of some interesting Olympic sport patents.  USA!  USA!

According to a recent CNET article, experts are in disagreement about whether the law permits the interception of personal communication over an unencrypted WiFi network. If unencrypted (no password protection), the content of the communications may not be covered under the federal wiretap statute, which only protects communication that is not “ready accessible to the [...]

Senator Joe Lieberman and four other senators have reintroduced the Cybersecurity Act of 2012 with a new, modified version (view the PDF here).  The act calls for the creation of a cybersecurity council chaired by the Secretary of Homeland Security, which would work to protect critical infrastructure in the US.  The original bill, which was [...]

In December 2011, Puma filed a complaint against Arctic Cat Inc. alleging trademark infringement, false designation of origin, deceptive trade practices, unfair competition, dilution, and copyright infringement.  The claim was based on the similarity between Puma’s “Leaping Cat” logo and Arctic’s “Leaping Cat” logo.  Last week, the parties settled the lawsuit.  While the terms of [...]

Mojang, the developer of the popular game Minecraft, and Electronic Arts Games, publisher of Bejeweled 2, have been sued by copy protection company Uniloc. Uniloc claims the Android version of Minecraft, called Minecraft: Pocket Edition, as well as EA’s Bejeweled 2, infringe its patent 6,857,067, which describes a “system and method for preventing unauthorized access to [...]

The ongoing battle between the Baltimore Ravens and the NFL versus Frederick Bouchat advanced to another round earlier this month.  The clash began in 1998 when Bouchat sued the Ravens for using a logo, which he created and faxed to the team, without paying him royalties.  The suit asked for $10 million in compensation.  While [...]