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The New York Department of Agriculture has alleged that a t-shirt from Khloe Kardashian’s clothing line bears a symbol too closely resembling its own logo.

Last Monday, the Supreme Court ruled that farmers could not use copies of Monsanto’s genetically engineered seeds without paying the agribusiness giant a fee.

Disney, the great American engineer of childhood dreams, caught some flak recently for trying to trademark the term “Dia de los Muertos.”

Most of the time, I try to use this column to explore new, illuminating or otherwise worthwhile developments in intellectual property law. Sometimes, I come across stories that are pointless, but so entertaining that I can’t resist.

All of the different cases of one artist’s song lifting the music right out of the song of another artist makes you wonder when inspiration becomes legally impermissible imitation.

In my last column, I made a passing mention of the ReDigi case. Given the implications it has for the future of

In last week’s post, I wrote about the Supreme Court’s 6-3 ruling in Kirstaeng v. John Wiley and Sons, which, at its

The Supreme Court ruled last week that the First Sale Doctrine of copyright law protected a student’s right to sell overseas textbooks in the U.S., even in a way that competed with the sales tactics of the publisher of those textbooks.

Mindful of the turmoil the music and film fields had to go through, video game-makers haven’t been resting on their laurels. They seem to know they have to find “the next big thing” or get left behind.

A group of American Indian advocates will appear before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board to argue that the Washington Redskins should not enjoy trademark protection in order to force the team to choose a different name. Will they be successful?