In a preemptive strike (of sorts), videogame producer Activision, the owner of the popular 'Call of Duty: Warzone' series of games, has...

“War is hell.” ― William T. Sherman, Union General William Tecumseh Sherman, the former Union General who vowed to “Make Georgia howl” as...

Outdoor clothing and gear retailer Patagonia has settled a trademark lawsuit against global beer producer Anheuser-Busch over claims that...

The association accused a Virginia urology practice of trying to affiliate its brand with the March Madness tournaments. It is the second...

Earlier this year, Maryland has passed a new law imposing taxes on annual gross revenues derived by large firms like Google and Facebook...

Photographer Michael Grecco found out the hard way that you can't always get what you want when a judge found that (1) a Hollywood...

On April 5, 2021, the U.S. Supreme Court handed down a long-awaited decision in the contentious copyright battle between tech giants...

“I’m sure the universe is full of intelligent life. It’s just been too intelligent to come here.” ― Arthur C. Clarke April has been a...

As reported earlier this week in The Los Angeles Times e-newsletter, the City of Placerville, located in the Gold Mining region of...

TODAY IN IP HISTORY. On April 19, 1939, John Steinbeck's "The Grapes of Wrath" was copyrighted. As an Okie myself, I can relate to Tom...

Ingenuity flew today on Mars! Now that there’s been the first powered flight on another planet can pizza delivery in under an hour be far...

TODAY IN IP HISTORY. On April 18, 1924, the first crossword puzzle book was published. Published by Simon and Schuster, both the first...

TODAY IN IP HISTORY. On April 15, 1452, Leonardo da Vinci, the ultimate Renaissance man, was born Lionardo di ser Piero da Vinci, in...

Just when you thought it was impossible for the art world to get any weirder, this happens: A non-fungible token (or “NFT”) of a digital...

Exercise bike manufacturer, Peloton, has filed petitions with the USPTO’s Trademark Trial and Appeal Board to cancel Mad Dogg Athletics’...

In a move that probably surprised Mrs. Potato Head, Hasbro recently announced that it was dropping the “Mr.” from the popular plastic toy...

Luckily, there are always new developments in the IP world to keep us distracted. Whether it was street artist Banksy’s recent social...

“The artist brings something into the world that didn’t exist before, and he dos it without destroying something else.” - John Updike In...

For only the second time ever (2020 was the first), organizers of the Anaheim, California popular media convention WonderCon have...

It has been nearly 60 years since The Jetsons cartoon arrived on American televisions, but a recent USPTO trademark application filed by...