Non-fungible tokens (NFT) have been around since 2014 but have recently enjoyed increased popularity. Just four months ago, Christie’s auction house sold its first pure digital work for $69 million, setting the record for the highest-paid NFT. What is an NFT? It is...
Online counterfeiting has been a widespread global issue for years. However, the Pandemic-induced dramatic shift in consumer behavior from bricks-and-mortar to e-commerce has exacerbated the problem for brand owners and customers. Simply put, online counterfeiting...
A decade-long copyright battle has ended with the Supreme Court landmark ruling in favor of Google. This decision lays a foundation for future software copyright cases, but the decision leaves many asking, “Is cutting and pasting software code actually fair...
Protecting Your Brand: Why You Can Not Afford Not to The most harmful action you can take as a brand owner is NOT protecting your brand by inaction in not registering your trademark. It costs you money, your reputation and brand loyalty. The prevalence of fakes,...
Any business owner would be pleased to have its company become a household name or its brand used as a widely-known generic word. The Zoom brand is experiencing this very “being generic” phenomenon right now. With all of the current recognition, is there...
The assignor estoppel doctrine is a doctrine of United States patent law barring a patent’s seller (the assignor) from attacking the patent’s validity in subsequent patent infringement litigation. The doctrine of assignor estoppel is a core aspect of patent law. It...
