Sorry, Bron. “Taco Tuesday” Not Yours to Trademark.
I’ve got to be honest. When I first heard that Los Angeles Laker LeBron James was trying to trademark the term “Taco Tuesday,” I had to roll my eyes a few times. I realize...
Category: JIPEL Blog 2019-2020
Do Patents Incentivize University Researchers? (Spoiler—Not Really)
Professor Lisa L. Ouellettea at Stanford Law recently published an article titled “How Do Patent Incentives Affect University Researchers?,” and it prompted me to reflect back on my experiences with patents as a university...
Activision/Humvee Trademark Suit
What is a war video game without a realistic war environment? That is the question that Activision has asked in its successful defense against a trademark enforcement claim from AM General, the manufacturer of...
Copyright and Online Market Regulation in the EU
Mario Cistaro is a J.D. candidate, 2021 at NYU School of Law. The recent decision of the CJEU in C‑263/18 (Tom Kabinet) has further confirmed that the advent of the digital world has reshaped...
Should Patent Infringement be Criminal?
Magdalena Christoforou is a J.D. Candidate, 2021 at NYU School of Law. In 2009, British inventor, Trevor Baylis urged the UK government to make patent infringement a criminal offense. His justification for the proposal...
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Kevin Qiao is a J.D. Candidate, 2021 at the NYU School of Law. On December 28, 2018, Netflix released Black Mirror: Bandersnatch, a relatively unique interactive film that gave viewers the ability to make...
Blackbeard, Piracy, and the Supreme Court: Allen v. Cooper and the future of state sovereign immunity from copyright infringement suits
Ryan McLeod is a J.D. candidate, 2021 at NYU School of Law. Piracy has finally reached the Supreme Court—and not only the modern kind. The Court’s recent decision in Allen v. Cooper, 206 L....
Recipe for Success?: An Assessment of an Algorithm’s Ability to Change Copyright Litigation
Nicholas J. Isaacson is a J.D. Candidate, 2021 at NYU School of Law. Will music copyrights lawsuits soon be a thing of the past? If Damien Riehl and Noah Rubin get their way, that...
The Internet’s Wild West: Section 230 and Why Platforms Don’t Owe You Anything
Ashley Ulrich is a J.D. candidate, 2021 at NYU School of Law. For several years, pressure has been building in courts and Congress for limitations on or repeal of Section 230 of the Communications...
Balancing the Value of Copyright: How the NBA and MLB Need to Adjust to Evolving Platforms
Sean Cunningham is a J.D. candidate, 2021 at NYU School of Law. COVID-19 has altered almost every facet of American society, with one of the major changes to day-to-day life being the lack of...
