In a wide-encompassing article, Associate Member Jacob Metzger discusses the rapid expansion of artificial intelligence in copyright law, the unauthorized practice of law, personal autonomy, and legal access.
Too Much of a Good Thing: How Genericide Sends Trademarks to the Graveyard
Jacob Metzger discusses the effect of genericide on trademarks and argues for more aggressive marketing campaigns in preventing the legal phenomenon, otherwise, brand owners may find themselves wiping their tears with a kleenex, as opposed to a Kleenex® brand tissue.
Adidas “Does Not Own Stripes”
Caroline Hardig discusses the trademark infringement lawsuit over Adidas’s three-stripe design. She explains the outcome of the lawsuit and the future implications this lawsuit may have on brands who use a striped design.
Red Bottom Heels: The Trademark Dispute
In this article, Author Micah Kindred discusses Louboutin’s quest for a trademark in Japan.
NFTs and Intellectual Property Rights: What We Know and What Is Coming
Author Micah Kindred discusses NFT intellectual property rights in part two of an article series on the current NFT landscape.
Patents and AI-Generated Works: Should AI Be Designated as Inventors?
In her most recent article for the University of Cincinnati Law Review Blog, Associate Member Emmaline Fisher discusses the issue of inventorship for AI-generated works.
Patent Evergreening and the Response by the USPTO and FDA
In her most recent blog post, Associate Member Emmaline Fisher discusses patent evergreening, its effects on prescription drug prices, and the USPTO’s and the FDA’s response to President Biden’s Executive Order that this issue be addressed and fixed.
The Limitations of the CASE Act on Copyright Trolls and a Possible Solution to this Problem
In her first article for the UC Law Review Blog, Associate Member Emmaline Fisher discusses the Copyright Alternative in Small Claims Enforcement Act and explores a solution to concerns about copyright troll claimants.
Limiting Limited Liability in Copyright Infringement Suits
Photo: liability by Marco Verch under CC BY 2.0 Mike Chernoff, Associate Member, University of Cincinnati Law Review I. Introduction A copyright holder has the exclusive right to reproduce his copyrighted work, prepare derivative works, and distribute copies of the work.[1] If these rights are violated, the party responsible for the violation can be found to have infringed on the... Continue Reading →
A Work Made For Hire Analysis of Code Revision Commission v. Public.Resource.Org, Inc.
"Law Books" by Mr.TinDC is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0. Mike Chernoff, Associate Member, University of Cincinnati Law Review I. Introduction In the United States, copyright protection can be extended to original works of authorship fixed in any tangible medium.1 However, this protection is restricted for works that have been created as a statement of... Continue Reading →