Are You Buying Counterfeit Goods?
The appeal of buying counterfeit goods is undeniable. They mimic pricier items at a fraction of the cost and are relatively easy to find and purchase. The market is so great for these items that according to MSN, “By 2015… the value of fake goods on the market could total as much as $1.7 trillion.” [...]
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Diaper Battle: Generic v. Name Brand A judge spent time analyzing the differences between two different diapers in order to determine whether one infringed the patent(s) held by the other. The parties are litigating over whether First Quality, a bargain type manufacturer of diapers, infringed Kimberly-Clark (makers of Huggies)’s patents, with the use of elastic [...]
Pornography is not Copyrightable, Complaint Alleges
In an interesting turn of events, a woman sued for copyright infringement, from allegedly illegally downloading a pornographic movie, is suing the owner of the movie’s rights, demanding relief from the prior lawsuit, claiming the material was not copyrightable in the first place. According to the complaint, the plaintiff in this case, Liuxia Wong, denies ever downloading the [...]
Forever 21 Sued for Copyright Infringement
Current Forever 21 Lawsuits Forever 21 is being sued by an independent fashion designer for copyright infringement. Forever 21 is famous for carrying large inventory of currently popular clothing. Feral Childe claims claims the ready-to-wear giant essentially stole one of its hand-drawn “teepee” designs, which it then printed on thousands of rompers, later sold in [...]
The Federal Circuit Appeals Court, a special court for hearing Intellectual Property cases, ruled that isolated human DNA genes can be patented. This ruling, assuming that it is upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court, which somewhat defers to the Federal Circuit for its special expertise in the Patent Law area, means that scientists can be [...]
