Intellectual property strategy
Optimize your intellectual property strategy by using a combination of patents, trademarks, copyrights, and trade secrets. In theory, the different categories of … Read more
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Contractor Copyrights
Want to pay a contractor to produce creative material for you, and then actually own the copyrights? Getting ownership of contractor copyrights … Read more
Blurred lines: copyright AFC tests
The “Blurred lines” music copyright case went wrong because courts are not using modern abstraction-filtration-comparison (AFC) infringement tests. Copyright covers creative expression … Read more
Intellectual property for cheerleaders: functional copyrights?
Functional copyrights? In Star Athletica v Varsity Brands, the Supreme Court ruled that copyrights can cover the industrial designs of clothing, 3D … Read more