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Justia Legal Resources: Intellectual Property Law Center

Justia Legal Marketing & Technology blog

To avoid pitfalls and disruptions, it’s vital to understand how each type of intellectual property works. This is where the Intellectual Property Law Center compiled by Justia can help. What Does Each Type of Intellectual Property Do? Here are some common questions to which it offers general answers.

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Fast Fashion Creating Even Faster Copies?: Examining Shein’s Intellectual Property and Racketeering Suit

The North Carolina Journey of Law and Technology

However, independent designers are accusing Shein of something much more sinister: systematic and rampant intellectual property theft amounting to racketeering. We will vigorously defend ourselves against this lawsuit and any claims that are without merit.” What’s Next? Shein is no stranger to lawsuits.

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My New Article on Abusive “Schedule A” IP Lawsuits Will Likely Leave You Angry

Eric Goldman

I’m pleased to share a draft of a new paper, “ A SAD New Category of Abusive Intellectual Property Litigation.” This paper explains the scheme, how it bypasses standard legal safeguards, how it’s affected hundreds of thousands of defendants, and how it may have cost the federal courts a quarter-billion dollars.

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Tattoo Artist Wins Copyright Claim, But Gets Zero Damages–Alexander v. Take Two

Eric Goldman

The defendants sought to overturn the jury verdict. Fair Use Nature of Use “Defendants’ use of the tattoos was clearly commercial.” This was evident with Defendants’ “Create-A-Superstar” feature which enabled a user to take the tattoos and apply them to their own custom wrestler avatar. ” Really?

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Local Q&A: I’m a new law school grad who lives in the midwest. What are the most popular areas of practice in Chicago, IL?

Martindale-Avvo

Litigation : This area of practice involves representing clients in court, including civil and criminal trials, appeals, and alternative dispute resolution. Intellectual property law: This area of practice involves protecting clients’ intellectual property rights, such as trademarks, copyrights, and patents.

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Justia Featured Resources: Justia Dockets Offering Info on AI Lawsuits

Justia Legal Marketing & Technology blog

Federal statutes do not provide clear answers to these questions, so courts will need to confront them. Already, lawsuits involving AI-generated works have been filed in federal courts from coast to coast. This free database provides public records of lawsuits in federal trial and appellate courts. A pending lawsuit in the U.S.

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Chegg Is Likely to Prevail on Its Anti-Scraping CFAA Claim…But Doesn’t Get an Injunction–Chegg v. Doe (Guest Blog Post)

Eric Goldman

for now…) CFAA claims Chegg brought a CFAA claim against the defendant because: 1) its data is behind a log-in screen; 2) Chegg thinks that the defendant got the data while using a free trial; and 3) the defendant is still using the data to undermine Chegg’s core business after getting the cease-and-desist letter.