Mandarin-language podcaster Zhong Shu found international fame with an interview with Christopher Nolan. Then the allegations of plagiarism began. Source

In a copyright law dispute between Michael Hayden (claimant) and Jeff Koons (defendant), the US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit held that the claimant’s copyright infringement claim failed because of the statute of limitations: a ‘reasonable copyright owner’ would have learned of the alleged

Producer files lawsuit claiming she was cut out of profits, Korean music orgs file complaint and Mike Judge moves to reclaim Beavis and Butt-Head rights. Source

The list of courts willing to reach across borders after BSH v Electrolux has a new entry. Katfriend Peter Ling (Lenz & Staehelin) provides the following analysis of the Swiss Federal Patent Court's first cross-border preliminary injunction decision, in which jurisdiction was accepted o

The latest issue of Music & Copyright has now been published. Here are some of this issue’s highlights. HEADLINE FEATURE: Music executives latch on to the dollar potential of the remix Music industry executives have become enamored with advances in mixing technology that enable music fans to eas

A recent Australian Patent Office (APO) opposition decision, voestalpine Rail Technology GmbH v Nippon Steel Corporation [2026] APO 17, considered whether delivery of a product on consignment can amount to novelty destroying prior use in Australia. This decision is a useful reminder of the principle

The Fifth Circuit has ruled that the server test is legally flawed. However, it's replaced it with something that may be just more of the same. Source

Music publishers sue Anthropic, musician ordered to pay $1.2 million in damages and Take-Two Interactive pushes to keep DMCA subpoenas sealed. Source

Chicago Cubs Baseball Club, LLC v. Dunican and Rooftop by the Firehouse, Inc. d/b/a Wrigley View Rooftop, No. 24-cv-05086, (N.D. Ill. May 1, 2026) (Coleman, J.).Judge Coleman denied defendants’ Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(c) motion for judgment on the pleadings as to the Cubs’ Lanham Act misappropriation and

While others are enjoying a restful long weekend, the IPKat has been hard at work identifying the latest events and opportunities that might interest readers. Here are this week's updates:RSC SeminarImage by Ihtar via Pixabay.The Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) Law Group is holding their annua

The IPKat has received and is pleased to host the following news item by Katfriend Edoardo Cesarini (GR Legal) regarding a recent first instance decision concerning the validity of a three-dimensional (3D) trade mark for a well-known yoghurt pot. Here’s what Edoardo writes:Mixing it up: Court of Rom

It’s been a quiet month here at Llama Towers because I have been writing an article on memorisation and I haven’t had the right mental space to blog, so this will be a bit of a short one. I was recently listening to a BBC programme about data centres. Don’t […]

I could hardly believe my eyes when I read that Portland and Multnomah County are actually shutting down homeless shelters. Wait, is the problem solved?When we voted for Keith Wilson for mayor, he assured us that he would (1) create thousands of new shelter beds and (2) either coax or force the stre

Ouverture des inscriptions aux sessions de préparation à l’Examen de Qualification Européen (EQE) 2027, organisées par l’ASPIE en partenariat avec la FNDE.Le Tutorat ASPIE propose un parcours progressif, complémentaire des formations du CEIPI, conçu pour accompagner les candidat(e)s dans leur prépar

Elders of the G3 Ministry have apologized and resigned after they were found to be behind an anonymous dossier accusing another pastor of plagiarism. Source

I wrote a while back about the slithery dude who's running the IRS these days. Frank Bisignano is the Trump lieutenant who's in charge of the agency at the moment. But rather than put him up to be confirmed as Commissioner of Internal Revenue, the Trumpsters simply named him the IRS "

X shutters Nitter with legal threat, photographer sues Elizabeth Peyton over Oasis painting and FlavaWorks files RICO case against alleged pirates. Source

Fall creates added risk for deer-related car accidents in Idaho because deer and elk move between seasonal ranges and are especially active around dawn, dusk, and nighttime. The Idaho Transportation Department reports an average of about 1,010 crashes involving wildlife each year on Idaho highways a

August may have felt fast, but life was definitely slow. The same cannot be said for IP news, which kept flooding in with no regard for the season. Here is what the Kats covered.CopyrightNever too late for a Kat nap.Oliver Fairhurst analysed the High Court's judgment in SHEIN v Temu, where SHEI