As we all know there's enough people out there who tell us that markets don't work very well, free markets especially don't work all that well and so, well, we should all be dragooned into doing ...

We have intellectual property laws and constraints to protect our original works from poaching and pilfering. And, thus, IP creates an environment in which innovators feel safe and have incentive to ...

The concept of intellectual property has created a class division between “hackers” -- producers of information, be they academics, creative artists, or others -- and a suffocating “new ruling class” ...

In this series, we discuss some of the fundamental concepts of intellectual property law as they relate specifically to video game companies and other unique players in the space, including esports ...

One billion, two hundred and sixty-two million dollars. That is the amount at stake in a case involving intellectual property infringement abroad. There, Carnegie Mellon University sued Marvell Tech ...

The issue of intellectual property for creative artists in the YouTube, Spotify-oriented age has never been more pronounced. Radiohead musician Thom Yorke has publicly denounced the Sweden-based ...

Inspired by Article 6 quinquies of the Paris Convention, Annex 3, Article 3(c) of the Bangui Agreement provides that a trademark cannot be registered if “it is contrary to public policy, morality or ...

Intellectual Property, embodied in patents and other rights, emerged to protect innovative ideas while ensuring public disclosure—a delicate balance between private and public interests. Intellectual ...

Even within the walls of the World Trade Organization, the Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights agreement, or TRIPS, is a paradox and a freak: a temple to monopoly inside the church ...

In this series, we discuss some of the fundamental concepts of intellectual property law as they relate specifically to video game companies and other unique players in the space, including esports ...