Feb 26
Is the title to this blog post infringing? Well, it seems the NFL would assert that much…and more! In a recent television commercial, Samsung, the latest hand caught in the Intellectual Property cookie jar calls a blitz on the NFL’s aggressive enforcement of its trademarks and throws a flag on trademark law. Specifically, they imply …
Jan 24
The protracted battle over the patenting of the BRCA breast cancer mutations witnessed another volley in late November the Supreme Court granted certiorari (in part) to take up the case against Myriad Genetics, the Utah-based biotechnology firm who holds the patent. The case stands to have a major impact on the emerging field of personalized …
Oct 11
The 2012 PIPG Fashion Law Symposium video is now available on Penn Law’s Website! You can watch the video here. Enjoy!
Jan 26
One of the new strategies of the music industry internationally is to find new policemen to enforce its rights in the digital world. ISPs are extremely appealing candidates in this regard, since they can disconnect users from the Internet. Using ISPs can prevent repeated infringements and deter new ones. The music industry lobbied aggressively in …
Mar 21
The third panel featured a lively debate on the proper role for the government in enforcing intellectual property rights. In particular, discussion focused on the PRO-IP act, a controversial bill which had proposed increased damages for infringement and a new government bureaucracy to ensure the protection of copyright. Sherwin Siy, above left, discussed the recent …
Mar 20
March 20, 2008–Yesterday, PIPG hosted notable scholars, practitioners, and policy advocates at its inaugural symposium, entitled “Copyright & the Internet: Solutions for a Digital World.” The discussion focused on the entertainment industry’s ability to respond to challenges posed by mass copyright infringement on the Internet, the use of filters, and what role, if any, the …
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