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Music Rights Holder SESAC Must Face Antitrust Claims

A judge in New York refused to throw out part of an antitrust class action brought by TV station owners against SESAC, a music licensing organization that represents thousands of composers. The ruling comes just months after a Pennsylvania judge ruled that radio broadcasters are likely to prevail on similar claims.
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Supreme Court Brief

'Societal Aversion to Math' Challenged in Patent Case Amicus Brief

An amicus brief by University of California at Hastings law professor Robin Feldman in Alice Corporation v. CLS Bank International argues that "our societal aversion to math" has muddled the law for software patents and led to the legal battles that have dominated the smart phone industry.
4 minute read

National Law Journal

Kayak Counsel Calls Patent Trolls 'Today's Mafia'

The debate over patent lawsuit reform reached a fever pitch in Washington, D.C., Wednesday, with Kayak Software Corp. deputy general counsel Benjamin Berman singling out patent-holding company Intellectual Ventures Management LLC as a problem that Congress needs to fix.
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Law.com

Kayak Counsel Calls Patent Trolls 'Today's Mafia'

"It's extortion at its finest," Kayak Software Corp. deputy general counsel Benjamin Berman said of the business model used by patent-holding companies.
3 minute read

Inside Counsel

Oscar selfie tweet raises copyright questions

Ellen DeGeneres has made the photo taken at the Oscars the most retweeted image ever, but does Bradley Cooper own the copyright?
3 minute read

Inside Counsel

IP: The Eastern District of Texas issues a reality check in 2013

For years this rush to the Right Side of Texas was driven by the popular belief that juries from Marshall to Beaumont simply hand out huge awards to everyone who comes calling with a patent.
3 minute read

Inside Counsel

Touching the future: Patents on graphical user interfaces on the rise

Almost everything about the ornamental aspects of a GUI is protectable via design patent in the U.S., assuming the GUI has met the novelty standards for patents.
9 minute read

Daily Report Online

This GC's Big Issues Include Patent Trolls and Cybersecurity Regs

Charles Pellissier has served as general counsel for Landis+Gyr for the last three years.
5 minute read

Law.com

Pharma Sector Wants Canada Added to IP Priority List

The pharmaceutical industry is urging the U.S. Trade Representative to place Canada on the 2014 version of its intellectual property "Priority Watch List."
5 minute read

Daily Report Online

The Legal Issues Behind Oscar Selfie

If you weren't one of the millions who retweeted Academy Awards host Ellen DeGeneres' star-studded selfie Sunday night, surely you've seen it.
2 minute read

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