Counterfeiting is intellectual property theft that continues to proliferate our lives. An alarming flow of counterfeit merchandise is flooding the US marketplace, with sales reaching over $1.82 trillion in 2020. The sale and scale of counterfeits are growing at a...
Non-fungible tokens (NFT) have been around since 2014 but have recently enjoyed increased popularity. Just four months ago, Christie’s auction house sold its first pure digital work for $69 million, setting the record for the highest-paid NFT. What is an NFT? It is...
What Does the Lanham Act Say Regarding Trademark Infringement? There are high stakes in the world of brand protection when you use a celebrity’s persona in advertising without their approval. A celebrity’s fame and respect gained through years of work in the public...
Balancing intellectual property rights concerning the COVID 19 vaccine while serving the public good is the dilemma facing our global population today. Failure to strike a balance creates a conflict between those living in developing countries and those in...
Is copyright looting justified? Rakuten Kobo Inc., a Canadian company that sells e-books, audiobooks, e-readers, and tablet computers, has signed up 2 million new users during the past three months, illustrating the rise in e-book adoption. The global coronavirus...
As the e-commerce retail online platform gains in popularity and captures a larger percentage of consumer spending, counterfeiting increases as well. The Stopping Harmful Offers on Platforms by Screening Against Fakes in E-Commerce Act (Shop Safe Act 2020) seeks to...
