Last time, Tara discussed one of the three intellectual-property Easter eggs in that massive must-pass “Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021.” You probably know the bill better as “that gigantic omnibus spending bill” or perhaps the...
On December 27, 2020, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 was signed into law. This massive 5660 page bill consolidated Covid-19 economic assistance to America with an omnibus 2021 bill that covers everything from pipelines to Asian carp. It also resolves a...
Panning for Bad Code Software cases are few and far between here in the Sixth U.S. Circuit, which includes Tennessee along with Kentucky, Ohio and Michigan. Other U.S. Circuits have hubs for software development—e.g, California and Washington in the Ninth, Texas in...
The U.S. Supreme Court will hold oral argument in Oracle v. Google on October 7. It’s supposed to be one of the most important copyright cases in decades. Not only will the Supreme Court visit computer programs for the first time since 1996’s Lotus v....
What a Fight Between Two Lines of Stuffed Animals Teaches Us About Trade Dress and Functionality I’ve warned you about trying to protect “designs” in the U.S. before. Outside of design patents (which are rare and not always an option), U.S. law...
Hail to the Washington Football Team! By now you’ve probably heard that the American football team that plays in the Washington D.C. area has decided to change its team name from a racist slur to, well, something else. Nobody’s not sure yet. The Washington...
