1970s Musicians Sue for ‘Second Chance’ to Reclaim Their Songs February 7, 2019 By Jonathan Stempel David Johansen, John Waite and other prominent 1970s musicians filed lawsuits on Tuesday accusing Sony Music Entertainment Inc. and UMG...
Williams-Sonoma Lawsuit Claims Amazon Infringes Furniture Patent, Trademark December 19, 2018 By Spencer Soper Williams-Sonoma Inc. sued Amazon.com Inc. in a case that challenges the online retailer’s private label push that started with batteries,...
Brewery Defeats Trademark Complaint by Conservative Icon Schlafly’s Heirs November 27, 2018 By Jonathan Stempel Relatives of the late conservative activist Phyllis Schlafly on Monday lost their appeal to block a St. Louis, Missouri, craft...
Lego Wins New Intellectual Property Lawsuit in China November 6, 2018 By Christian Wienberg Lego A/S has won a new intellectual property lawsuit in China after a court agreed with the Danish toy manufacturer...
Supreme Court to Weigh If Government Agencies Entitled to Challenge Patents October 29, 2018 By Andrew Chung The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday agreed to take up a dispute involving a small Alabama company that accused the...
EU Lawmakers Agree on Internet Copyright Reforms in Blow to Tech Giants September 12, 2018 By Natalia Drozdiak Tech platforms and internet activists protested the outcome of a European Parliament vote Wednesday to back copyright rules that would...
Jury Awards IBM $83 Million in Closely-Watched Patent Dispute with Groupon July 30, 2018 By Jan Wolfe A U.S. jury last Friday awarded International Business Machines Corp. $83 million in a patent dispute with e-commerce company Groupon...
Lyft Faces Patent Suit by Professor Over Ridesharing Model July 25, 2018 By Jonathan Stempel A retired Georgia Institute of Technology engineering professor described as a “pioneer” in developing the idea of ride sharing sued...
TMK Launches $100M Intellectual Property Facility with Aon, Lloyd’s Syndicates July 3, 2018 Tokio Marine Kiln (TMK) has established a US$100 million intellectual property (IP) facility with global insurance broker Aon and several...
China Formalizes Easing of Foreign Investment Curbs on Range of Industries June 29, 2018 By Bloomberg News China is slowly following through on pledges to open up to foreigners, as an impending trade war with the U.S....