Aereo loses copyright challenge; its Internet TV service violates copyright law
STEVEN IVY P.C. - PATENT LAW - At issue was whether Aereo violates broadcast copyrights when it uses miniature antennas to transmit TV...
Amazon photo patent prompts Internet uproar
STEVEN IVY P.C. -PATENT LAW - The entire tech world seems to be up in arms that the patent office would even consider a patent for what...
Led Zeppelin Is Getting Sued Over "Stairway to Heaven"
STEVEN IVY P.C. - COPYRIGHT LAW - Led Zeppelin is being sued by Randy California (actually a trust representing him), the deceased Spirit...
Samsung must pay $119.6 million - not 2.2 billion originally sought - for violating Apple's
STEVEN IVY P.C. - PATENT LAW - Apple accused Samsung of violating patents on smartphone features including universal search, while...
The U.S. Supreme Court will decide how to deal with companies that own patents purely to collect
STEVEN IVY P.C. - PATENT LAW - The U.S. Supreme Court, which has already heard four patent-related cases this term, will hear two more...
Supreme Court Justices Give Software Patents A Pass...Zero In On Business Methods
STEVEN IVY P.C. - PATENT LAW - Attorney Carter Phillips summed up the view of his opponent, as well as that of countless other critics of...
Supreme Court to decide when ideas become too 'abstract' to patent
STEVEN IVY P.C. - PATENT LAW - The case could make it harder to patent “computer-implemented” business methods, including software....
Apple wants Samsung to pay a $40 royalty fee on every device containing "unlawfully"
STEVEN IVY P.C. - PATENT LAW - Apple and Samsung are back in court.... Apple has accused Samsung of "systematically" copying distinctive...
Donald Trump wins domain names usage lawsuit.
PATENT LAW - TRADEMARK LAW - COPYRIGHT LAW - A Brooklyn man who registered domain names related to real estate mogul Donald Trump must...
STEVEN IVY P.C. is an Illinois law firm focusing on business law, real estate law, IP law, mediation
STEVEN IVY P.C. is an Illinois law firm focusing on business law, real estate law, patent law, trademark law, copyright law, mediation...