With its recent decision in Unicolors, Inc. v. H&M Hennes & Mauritz, L.P. (2022) the U.S. Supreme Court has confirmed that errors in copyright applications will not invalidate a copyright registration whether such errors involve mistakes as to facts or as to...
Intellectual Property & Technology
Design Patents in Virtual Reality: Implications for the Future of Esports and Gaming
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has recently completed a process of gathering public comments on a potential rule change to allow design patents to encompass novel “objects” rendered within new technologies, including holograms, projections,...
KJK Tops US Contract Case Ranking, Is Second Nationally for Trademark Cases
Kohrman Jackson & Krantz LLP (KJK) is the most active law firm in the country when it comes to proactively defending its clients’ rights in contracts litigation, according to Lex Machina’s 2021 Contracts Litigation Report. Additionally, Lex Machina reported that...
COVID-19 and Intellectual Property
By David Posteraro As with all aspects of daily life, COVID-19 coronavirus has not spared intellectual property (IP). Neither has it brought it to a halt. As most patent, trademark and copyright filings and prosecutions are done online, and most IP attorneys –...
“Baby Yoda” as an Intellectual Property Case Study
By now, you’ve probably heard of “Baby Yoda” – the popular name for the character referred to as “The Child” in the new “Star Wars” streaming series “The Mandalorian,” available on the new streaming service Disney+. The character has already achieved both critical and...
Ars Ex Machina: Copyrights and Artificial Intelligence
By David Posteraro and Alex Welsh We are at or near an inflection point where the computer programs we use to create are no longer tools or instruments of the author, but arguably authors themselves. So, who owns the copyright on computer-generated works? This is not...
Works Made for Hire: Who Owns the Sermon?
“Copyrights (and Wrongs) for Religious Organizations: Works Made for Hire: Who Owns the Sermon?” is the third article of a three part series of articles on copyright law and religious organizations. For the laborer is worthy of his hire. Luke 10:7 KJV Under the...
The Fair Use Doctrine and the Religious Services Exception
"Copyrights (and Wrongs) for Religious Organizations: The Fair Use Doctrine and the Religious Services Exception" is the second of a three part series of articles on copyright law and religious organizations. In truth, in literature, in science and in art, there are,...