IP Blog

During the past ten years or so, wherever I’ve gone in business, I hear the same complaint: there’s no good way to protect software with intellectual property. And, unfortunately, this mentality h…

Intellectual property is a bundle of exclusive rights over creations of the mind, both artistic and commercial. When people think of intellectual property, they typically consider the four most import…

Lil Nas X brings 666 “Satan” themed Nike Air Maxs’ to the market, and Nike sues for Trademark Infringement. Can Lil Nas X’s lawyers ensure his salvation? Well, that might depend on what you mean by sa…

In this week’s episode of Stuff You Should Know About IP, Thomas Colson and Raymond Guarnieri welcome special guest Jayne Durden for a conversation about counterfeited goods. Trademark infringement …

In this week’s episode of Stuff You Should Know About IP, Thomas Colson and Raymond Guarnieri examine whether a science fiction work can be used as prior art to block a patent. In order to obtain pa…

In this week’s episode of Stuff You Should Know About IP, Thomas Colson and Raymond Guarnieri discuss the differences between false advertising and puffery. Distinguishing between false advertising …

In this week’s episode of Stuff You Should Know About IP, Thomas Colson and Raymond Guarnieri welcome special guest Tony Trippe to discuss patent data. Patent data can reveal trends and indicate whe…

In this week’s episode of Stuff You Should Know About IP, Thomas Colson and Raymond Guarnieri discuss a trademark for the word “superhero.” In 1979, DC Comics and Marvel trademarked “superhero…

In this week’s episode of Stuff You Should Know About IP, Thomas Colson and Raymond Guarnieri discuss a patent infringement lawsuit that MV3 Partners brought against Roku. The case was filed in the …

In this week’s episode of Stuff You Should Know About IP, Thomas Colson and Raymond Guarnieri welcome special guest Patrick von Hinnegan to discuss a CRISPR technology patent case that involves happ…

In this week’s episode of Stuff You Should Know About IP, Thomas Colson and Raymond Guarnieri welcome special guest Kevin Fortin, a patent attorney who has been in the cannabis industry for more tha…

In this episode of Stuff You Should Know About IP, Thomas Colson and Raymond Guarnieri discuss a copyright infringement case between Public.Resource.Org (“PRO”) and the state of Georgia that was d…