Federal Funding for Universities Comes With Strings. Now Trump Is Pulling Them.
The potential nationalization and forced revenue sharing of university patents makes a strong case for the separation of economy and state.
Patent Law
Feds Make a Pharma Patent Grab
A Biden administration ploy could give the federal government control over drug prices.
Abolish Intellectual Property Rights?
Patent lawyer Stephan Kinsella debates Law Professor Richard Epstein
Abolish Copyrights and Patents? A Soho Forum Debate
Patent lawyer Stephan Kinsella debates law professor Richard Epstein
TSA Owes $100 Million for Patent Infringement on Plastic Security Bins
When overly broad patents and the TSA clash, there are no heroes.
Costume Manufacturer Alleges Competitor's Banana Suit Costume Looks a Little Too Much Like a Banana, Is Copyright Violation
Rasta Imposta has a history of defending its "unique" banana costume design with copyright litigation.
'The Slants': The Asian-American Band Name the Government Says Is Too Racist to Trademark!
The Supreme Court heard oral arguments today in a case about "offensive" speech & the First Amendment.
The U.S. Patent System is Broken: Derek Khanna on Trolling and Low-Quality Patents
Our current patent policy hurts our economy and hampers innovation.
Refusing to Negotiate With "Terrorists," Adam Carolla Continues His War on Patent Trolls
"We'll take the duck tape and the zip ties."
California Demands $55 Million from Microprocessor Inventor
The state has been harassing him for decades
Patent Troll Suing FTC, Claims Constitutional Right to Threaten Lawsuits Over Alleged Patent Infringement
Over the way documents are scanned and e-mailed
Supreme Court Declines to Hear Monsanto Seed Patent Lawsuit Case
Another fight over genetically engineered crops
Kill Off Software Patents
The Supreme Court has a chance to strike a blow for innovation and justice.
South Korean Judge Rules Against Samsung in Patent Suit Against Apple
Won't ban iPad, iPhone there
Supreme Court to Hear Case on Software Patents
Will look at what computerized processes can be covered
FTC to Investigate Patent Troll Companies
Businesses that exist for the purpose of suing other businesses
Microsoft: Judge Ruled Against Motorola in Patent Case
Microsoft fighting over how much it has to pay for using "essential" patents
White House Decision on Apple Patents Creates Uncertainty For Business
Even when they're right...
Supreme Court Upholds Monsanto's Patent Rights on Seeds
Farmer can't buy seeds harvested from crops grown from Monsanto seeds, court rules
Patients, Patents, and the Supreme Court
Does allowing companies to patent human genes mean more medical progress, or less?
The Supreme Court Considers Biotech Seed Patents
What are the limits to patents on self-replicating technologies?
Judge Tosses Part of Award Given to Apple in Patent Suit
Orders new trial to determine damages
Patents vs. Innovation: 3D Printing Edition
When intellectual property laws block breakthroughs.
