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Recent Articles

The 'License as Tax' Fallacy

By  Jonathan M. Barnett
Article, Spring 2022

Unreasonable: A Strict Liability Solution to the FTC's Data Security Problem

By  James C. Cooper & Bruce H. Kobayashi
Article, Spring 2022

The Ping-Pong Olympics of Antisuit Injunction in FRAND Litigation

By King Fung Tsang & Jyh-An Lee
Article, Spring 2022

Content Moderation Remedies

By  Eric Goldman
Article, Fall 2021

An Empirical Study: Willful Infringement & Enhanced Damages in Patent Law After Halo

By  Karen E. Sandrik
Article, Fall 2021

Recent Notes

The Best Data Plan Is to Have a Game Plan: Obstacles and Solutions to Reaching International Data Privacy Agreements

By  James Wang
Note, Spring 2022

Mental Health Mobile Apps and the Need to Update Federal Regulations to Protect Users

By  Kewa Jiang
Note, Spring 2022

Blog Posts

No Ads, No Games, No Gimmicks

Prior to its $19 billion acquisition by Facebook in February, WhatsApp promised subscribers three things: no ads, no games, no gimmicks.  For the past five years, WhatsApp prided themselves on operating a simple, practical messaging service that protected user’s...

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Patents for Humanity

The Obama administration recently announced a renewal of Patents for Humanity, a USPTO program promoting the use of patented technologies to address worldwide humanitarian needs.  Patents for Humanity is part of the President’s program to strengthen the patent system...

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Give Me A Break [From Litigation]

Litigation and trademark registration decisions throughout the world are now struggling with an important question: should Nestlé be permitted to have a trademark in their Kit Kat candy bar shape? It seems that the answer varies by country. Recently, Nestlé has become...

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Is Netflix Safe?

Just as Frank Underwood turns to you to share his secret plan to become president of the United States, a buffering signal pops up on your computer. 2% then 23% then 68% then 2% all over again. All you want to do is finish this one episode so you can go back to work...

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“Dumb Starbucks” and The Parody Defense

In February, the Los Feliz neighborhood of Los Angeles, CA found itself at the center of national media attention when a new local business by the name of “Dumb Starbucks Coffee” opened its doors to the public. Patrons waited in line for hours  to purchase a cup of...

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