Taylor Swift Sued Over Lyrics: Players Gonna Play
In 2017, pop megastar Taylor Swift was sued by songwriting duo Sean Hall and Nathan Butler over copyright infringement, specifically stemming from alleged similarities between
Licensing Why Are Royalties So Low?
Licensing Your Product Invention: Why Are Royalties So Low? There are good reasons to invent and patent a product besides making money – like saving
A Taxing Situation: Better Call Saul Sued for Trademark Infringement
AMC/Sony Pictures, the channel and studio responsible for original TV breakout smash dramas Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul, are in hot water with tax
“That Shirt is DOPE!”: Mexican Drug Lord Trademarks his name for Profit
In a move that has raised many an eyebrow in both Mexico and the United States, Vice reported that notorious drug lord Miguel Ángel Félix
A Tale of Two Metas
It may be the most “meta” case in modern IP law history: A small AR/VR company called Meta.is (aka MetaX) is suing Meta (aka Facebook),
4 Steps to Selling Your Patent
Chances are, you decided to protect your idea with a patent because you wanted to make money from your invention. A patent gives you the
Morford v. Catellan: (Maybe) The Most Bananas IP Case Ever!
On Friday, July 15th, I was invited by Brian Mudd of 610AM WIOD NewsRadio to discuss a pending copyright case that is—quite literally—bananas. The dispute
Inventors: Don’t Let the Scary Business Stories on Shark Tank Stop You
The hit TV show Shark Tank has done a lot to inspire people to do something with their product ideas. It’s also scared off some
Why are Patents Getting Weirder and Weirder These Days?
On Monday, I had the privilege of being the expert guest for News Tak Radio in San Diego on 600 A.M. KONGO News. To listen
The Wall of Patents in My Living Room
Whoever said, “Don’t bring your work home. Work when you work and play when you play,” CLEARLY wasn’t The Patent Professor®. Now, “Don’t bring your
The Metaverse, “Fake” McDonald’s, REAL Money and REAL IP Law Concerns
There’s been a lot of buzz in the media lately about an item I’ve been following myself: namely, the blizzard of intellectual property filings hamburger
Starving Artists, the Law, and the Dogfight Lawsuit Over Top Gun: Maverick
There was once a man who was trying to make a movie. He worked grueling hours at menial jobs, lived in a cold-water apartment, and
