Wealthy nations are blocking a waiver of intellectual property rights that would make it easier to manufacture coronavirus vaccines around the world, to the disbelief of the World Health Organization.
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Powerful French entertainment company Canal Plus trademarked the term “planet” in France, but environmental groups are pushing back.
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Street artist Banksy has lost a legal battle with a greeting card company along with a European Union trademark for one of his most iconic artworks.
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A federal jury in East Texas Tuesday ordered Apple to pay over $506 million for infringing on 4G LTE patents controlled by intellectual property owner PanOptis in the country’s first patent jury trial since the Covid-19 shutdown in March.
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Two Chinese hackers were indicted Tuesday on charges that they targeted U.S. researchers developing a vaccine for Covid-19 as part of a global campaign backed by Beijing intelligence.
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YouTube only has to hand over the postal addresses of people who illegally uploaded movies onto its video platform, not their email or IP address, the European Union’s top court held.
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A federal judge in California hit the daughter of comic book legend Stan Lee with a $1 million sanction after finding she filed a frivolous intellectual property lawsuit regarding issues that have long been resolved.
Read moreChina denied involvement in any hacking activities on Tuesday after the United States indicted four members of the Chinese military for allegedly breaking into the computer networks of the Equifax credit reporting agency and stealing the personal information of nearly half of U.S. citizens.
Read moreA Chinese national pleaded not guilty Monday to federal charges that he stole trade secrets from Monsanto, which prosecutors say is part of a pattern of Beijing encouraging the theft of U.S. intellectual property.
Read moreThe Ninth Circuit ruled that singer Steve Perry’s right-of-publicity claims against musician Phil Brown should be remanded for a hearing on Perry’s request for a preliminary injunction. The former Journey lead singer claims Brown falsely implied Perry was a part of his band and threatened to release old vocal performances, even though Perry owns the intellectual property rights.
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The Trump administration said Wednesday that it will soon require Chinese officials in the United States to notify the State Department before any contacts they plan to have with American educators, researchers, and local and state governments.
Read moreAs companies jockey for position in the race to be the first to bring a fully capable autonomous-vehicle software program to market, two contestants battled it out in San Jose federal court on Thursday.
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As the United States warned allies around the world that Chinese tech giant Huawei was a security threat, the FBI was making the same point quietly to a Midwestern university.
Read moreThe daughter of comic book legend Stan Lee filed a federal lawsuit in Los Angeles Thursday against the company responsible for marketing his image and intellectual properties, claiming that the founders of the company misappropriated his image and misled Lee into believing he had retained the rights to his name and likeness.
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European aerospace giant Airbus has been hit by a series of attacks by hackers who targeted its suppliers in a search for commercial secrets, security sources told Agence France-Presse, adding they suspected a China link.
Read moreIn a federal lawsuit filed Monday, pop star Ariana Grande claims fashion retailer Forever 21 blatantly stole her image, music and “intellectual property” by hiring a look-alike model for a promotional campaign.
Read moreBeleaguered Chinese telecom giant Huawei on Tuesday denied accusations reported in the Wall Street Journal that it stole technology from a Portuguese inventor, accusing him of “taking advantage of the current geopolitical situation.”
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Chinese tech giant Huawei warned Thursday a U.S. senator’s proposal to block the company from pursuing damages in patent courts would be a “catastrophe for global innovation.”
Read moreA Portuguese man acted in bad faith by trying to trademark the name of Brazil’s Neymar while also claiming that he did not grasp the soccer player’s stardom, the European General Court ruled Tuesday.
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