Articles Posted in Intellectual Property

The National Collegiate Athletic Association filed a complaint against DraftKings on Friday, March 20, 2026, alleging that the sports betting and gambling company is using trademarks associated with the U.S. college basketball tournaments known as "March Madness" to market and promote gambling.

A New York federal judge dismissed hip-hop group Salt-N-Pepa's lawsuit related to ownership of their copyrights and physical recordings of their music.

A copyright infringement lawsuit filed in the U.S. District Court, Central District of California, alleges that James Cameron infringed the copyright of an environmentally themed science-fiction story to create "Avatar: The Way of Water."

On Wednesday, November 19, 2025, Warner Music Group announced that it reached a settlement with Udio to resolve the companies' copyright infringement litigation.

On Tuesday, September 23, 2025, a judge granted Universal Music Publishing's motion to dismiss in a lawsuit concerning an alleged uncleared sample in Mary J. Blige's song "Real Love."

Disney and Universal have filed a lawsuit against AI company Midjourney, accusing it of copyright infringement for generating and distributing unauthorized images of their iconic characters. The studios seek an injunction and damages, alleging Midjourney’s actions threaten the foundations of U.S. copyright law.

Carnegie Hall filed a trademark infringement lawsuit against Carnegie Diner and Cafe on Tuesday, May 20, 2025, alleging that the restaurant group misleads diners into believing the restaurants are connected to the iconic concert venue.

A federal appeals court has ruled that AI-generated art cannot be copyrighted, affirming that only human-created works are eligible for protection under U.S. copyright law. The decision upheld previous rulings against computer scientist Stephen Thaler, who sought to register a copyright for an image created solely by his AI system, the "Creativity Machine."

On Monday, March 10, 2025, a jury in the U.S. District Court, Central District of California, returned a verdict finding that Disney's film "Moana" did not infringe on Buck Woodall's copyrights for his film "Bucky."

Alcon Entertainment, LLC filed a lawsuit against Tesla, Inc. and Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. in the U.S. District Court, Central District of California, on Monday, October 1, 2024, concerning an AI-generated fake image used to promote Tesla's new fully autonomous cybercab.