Warhol Painting Copyright Laws to Be Argued Before Supreme Court in October

Thirty-five years after he died, Pittsburgh native Andy Warhol will be at the center of a U.S. Supreme Court case this month to determine if he violated copyright law. Three years before his death in 1987, Warhol created a painting of the rock star Prince that was...

Online Counterfeit Products: How to Protect Your Company

Counterfeit products being sold online goes farther than simply injecting fake products into the marketplace. In the daily battlefield that is e-commerce, search engine optimization (SEO) is the lifeblood of many businesses.  SEO uses key words and phrases to focus...

Investing in NFTS? Caution: Owning an NFT Does Not Necessarily Include Copyright

NFTs, or non-fungible tokens, have been getting a lot of publicity lately, thanks to several high-profile (and really big money) sales in the past 18 months. Before that, not very many people had even heard of an NFT, let alone were willing to invest in one. But...

Digital Counterfeiting: COVID Has Made An Already Billion-Dollar Problem Far Worse

Before COVID, counterfeiting was already an existing and growing problem. Imitation and cheap products have been a challenge for trusted brands for at least 20 years. With the reliance upon the internet for obtaining everyday essentials during the global lockdown,...

Counterfeiting Is IP Theft That Is Steadily Growing

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...

U.S. Golf Manufacturers Fight Back Against Counterfeit Goods

“Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery,” however, when it comes to knock-off products, there are many dangers that overshadow the admiration, and the intentions are not selfless.  In the world of counterfeit items, no industry is immune to the acts...