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Behind Schedule ‘A’ Litigation: A Look at Sneaky Intellectual Property Enforcement

Imagine you are a die-hard fan of the Major League Baseball team, the Chicago White Sox. As a supporter of the franchise, you want to buy a jersey to show your team pride. You check the team’s website only to find jerseys are listed for sale at over $100. Unable to afford this, you keep searching the internet until you find a jersey for sale … Continue reading Behind Schedule ‘A’ Litigation: A Look at Sneaky Intellectual Property Enforcement

John Golden
Why Loyola

From Startup to Law School: Discovering IP Law

In my sophomore year of college, my friend and I discussed a business idea that eventually led me to pursue a law degree. The idea was an online marketplace where students could request help completing college-specific tasks. Other students could then fulfill these requests to make money. The tasks mostly consisted of apartment cleaning, textbook resales, and tutoring. Flash forward to today, I now spend … Continue reading From Startup to Law School: Discovering IP Law

Ted Root
Copyrights

Scrolling Déjà Vu: Can Every Creator Follow the Same Trend Under Copyright Law?

I can’t be the only one who gets déjà vu when I scroll through social media. It feels like video after video is the same content, with the same general editing styles, and following the same trends. It’s easy to assume that copyright infringement, which occurs when someone unauthorizedly reproduces, distributes, or displays someone else’s creative work, would apply to this repetition of popular aesthetics … Continue reading Scrolling Déjà Vu: Can Every Creator Follow the Same Trend Under Copyright Law?

Isa Diaz
Why Loyola

Finding Value in the Intangibles: My Path to IP Law

My path to intellectual property law has always been tied to my love for creativity. I didn’t first learn about IP in a classroom, I experienced it through my hobbies. In undergrad, I taught myself graphic design, experimenting with posters and branding ideas. What began as a creative outlet gave me an eye for how design choices shape identity and promote expression. I also started … Continue reading Finding Value in the Intangibles: My Path to IP Law

Georgette Helo
Copyrights

Education and Copyright: Did I Jeopardize My Job with “Movie Mondays”?

Teachers can break a law and get away with it. Sometimes. What otherwise would constitute copyright infringement, which occurs when someone violates at least one of the rights bestowed to a copyright owner, is permissible for teachers in certain situations. The problem is that teachers may not know if their use of materials like worksheets or book and movie supplements in the classroom fit within … Continue reading Education and Copyright: Did I Jeopardize My Job with “Movie Mondays”?

Jacob Yeskis
Trademarks, Why Loyola

Under the Microscope: IP Law at Loyola

Just three years ago, I was a microbiologist preparing for medical school. Today, I spend my days studying law and filing trademarks at a law firm. It’s a plot twist in life I never saw coming. So, how did this science nerd end up in a field where people argue over whether two logos look too much alike? It’s a story that starts, unexpectedly, with … Continue reading Under the Microscope: IP Law at Loyola

Michael Bahu
IP - From Theory to Practice

Protecting Traditional Knowledge through IP Law?

This past April, I attended the 119th Annual Meeting of the American Society of International Law (ASIL) in Washington, D.C. where Loyola’s Wing-Tat Lee Chair of International Law, Professor James Thuo Gathii, was honored with The Honorary Member Award. Heading into this meeting, I was looking forward to hearing the Grotius Lecture by former UN Special Rapporteur, E. Tendayi Achiume, on contemporary forms of racism. … Continue reading Protecting Traditional Knowledge through IP Law?

Kendall Henry
Loyola Spotlight

From Plant Genes to Patent Law: A Conversation with Amy Greywitt

  Amy Greywitt is an intellectual property attorney who began her career in science before finding her way to patent law. A Loyola University Chicago School of Law alum, she clerked for Judge Richard Linn of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and Judge Ronald Whyte of the Northern District of California. She has represented major corporations in complex IP litigation and … Continue reading From Plant Genes to Patent Law: A Conversation with Amy Greywitt

Adelyn Schmidt
IP + Health

No One Should Wait for Permission to Stay Alive in the Next Pandemic

If your house was on fire, would you waste time asking for permission to borrow your neighbor’s hose? Or would you grab it with no questions asked to save your home? To me, it felt like the house was burning down during the COVID-19 pandemic. Yet, when it came to life-saving vaccines, countries were stuck waiting for permission from patent holders, delaying access to care … Continue reading No One Should Wait for Permission to Stay Alive in the Next Pandemic

Emily Miller
Trade Dress, Trademarks

Painting the Brand: When a Color Becomes a Trademark

Which of these colors is a registered trademark? a. Green Medical Gloves b. Chocolate Ice-cream Brown c. Barbie Pink Doll Packaging d. Cheerio Yellow Cereal Box e. All of the Above f. Colors Cannot be Trademarks   Answer: c. Barbie Pink! Yep, a color can function as a trademark. But here’s the catch: most attempts to claim a color don’t work. Courts are very strict. … Continue reading Painting the Brand: When a Color Becomes a Trademark

Adelyn Schmidt