Recent Articles
The 'License as Tax' Fallacy
Article, Spring 2022
Unreasonable: A Strict Liability Solution to the FTC's Data Security Problem
Article, Spring 2022
The Ping-Pong Olympics of Antisuit Injunction in FRAND Litigation
Article, Spring 2022
Content Moderation Remedies
Article, Fall 2021
An Empirical Study: Willful Infringement & Enhanced Damages in Patent Law After Halo
Article, Fall 2021
Recent Notes
The Best Data Plan Is to Have a Game Plan: Obstacles and Solutions to Reaching International Data Privacy Agreements
Note, Spring 2022
Mental Health Mobile Apps and the Need to Update Federal Regulations to Protect Users
Note, Spring 2022
Blog Posts
Can You Patent a Rectangle?
On March 17, 2004, Apple Computer, Inc. filed patent D504,889. This patent was granted on May 10, 2005. The patent claims "the ornamental design for an electronic device, substantially as shown and described below." Looking at the patent, the picture is a rectangular...
Video Games and Intellectual Property: Chrono Trigger Fan Remakes and Copyright Protection
Before I start, I’d like to state that I realize that this topic has been beaten to death, but I’d like this to be a continuing series of posts on intellectual property issues in the video game community, and this situation is fairly straightforward and serves as a...
FTC cracking down on privacy policies: Myspace, Google, & Facebook
Last September the FTC filed a complaint against Myspace for alleged violation of its privacy policy. Myspace had told users it would not provide personal information about them without first getting permission. However, Myspace had been giving advertisers information...
America’s First Patents: A Discussion with Professor Michael Risch
Last Thursday, the Intellectual Property Student Association and the Federalist Society of the University of Michigan Law School hosted Professor Michael Risch of Villanova School of Law. Professor Risch gave an intriguing talk about America’s first patents and the...
Dog Bytes
I will be the first to admit that my dog is spoiled. In our house, he has pretty much free reign, within reason, and I prefer his company to most people. No offense to humans; my dog is appreciative, doesn’t want to talk about politics and is always happy to see me....
Turning Your Porsche Cobalt Blue Just Got Easier
As NYC’s Fashion Week draws to a close it is perhaps more apparent than ever how fast trends come and go. Last year it was colored denim, this year it’s metallic brocade, and the styles featured on the runways this week will be old by the time the season they’re mean...