OpenAI announced Thursday it had struck a deal to license Disney's characters and other IP. It's a major shift for Disney, which has historically been deeply protective of its IP. One media expert ...

AI video generation will drive major cost reductions and margin expansion for IP-heavy firms like Disney. Disney’s Entertainment division, 28% of profits, stands to gain the most as AI reduces ...

Nintendo recently argued that mods for games can't be used as examples of 'prior art' to invalidate patents like the ones it's using in its lawsuit against Palworld developer Pocketpair, in a take ...

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said late Friday that the tech company would also explore a revenue share with rightsholders. By Alex Weprin Senior Editor OpenAI is taking steps to walk back the flood of ...

From Donald Duck comics to YouTube videos, prior art can surface in surprising places. Paul Peters and Rob Austin of CAS share memorable stories that highlight the stakes in intellectual property ...

Cooley’s Michael Berkovits says lawyers working on an intellectual property dispute should consult closely with forensic analysts and treat their findings as an investigative tool. Computer forensic ...

When it comes to protecting a company’s reputation, business owners tend to think first about matters like branding and customer service. But perhaps surprisingly, the reputation of a business’s IP ...

President Donald Trump’s 2024 victory rested on support from voters who are less engaged with politics, an assessment of the election based on newly available voter file data confirms, as Democratic ...

“Advocates for weaker IP rights are not trying to revolutionize anything – they are most likely attempting to protect their existing monopolies from future competition.” On April 11, 2025, Twitter ...

With a $48 million domestic opening weekend, Warner Bros.’ “Sinners” has set a new mark for the best box office launch for an original film since the pandemic. But that figure only scratches the ...

Jack Dorsey, the co-founder of Twitter and CEO of Square, posted a cryptic and drastic demand on Elon Musk’s X over the weekend: “delete all IP law.” The post drew a quick reply from Mr. X himself: “I ...

X owner Elon Musk shared on his social media platform that his website is undergoing a “massive cyberattack,” which resulted in multiple outages early Monday afternoon. “There was (still is) a massive ...