Month: April 2026

Copyrights

On Thin Ice: Intellectual Property Struggles at the Milan Winter Olympics

Is it possible for an intellectual property dispute to stop an Olympic figure skater’s routine before it ever hits the ice? This was exactly the question faced by Tomas-Llorenc Guarino Sabate this past February. Olympic athletes train their whole lives to be able to compete on the world’s largest stage. Sabate is no exception. Sabate has been the Spanish figure skating champion for the last … Continue reading On Thin Ice: Intellectual Property Struggles at the Milan Winter Olympics

John Golden
Patents

The Year of the Moon: Patents at the Edge of Outer Space

Some scholars are calling 2026 the “year of the moon.” Why? NASA, for the first time since the Apollo missions of the late 1960s and early 70s, sent astronauts to orbit the moon. But NASA is not alone. Joining the moon party this year are the Chinese, who are sending a lunar robot to study the moon’s south pole. Private companies like Blue Origin, Firefly, … Continue reading The Year of the Moon: Patents at the Edge of Outer Space

Michael Bahu
Loyola Spotlight

The Making of an IP Advocate: An Interview with Iris Gomez

Iris Gomez graduated from Loyola University Chicago School of Law in 2025. While at Loyola, Iris was no stranger to student involvement and success. Iris is a former Managing Editor, Senior Editor and Associate Blogger of IP Bytes, editor of the Public Interest Law Reporter, and member of the 2024 national champion team at the Saul Lefkowitz Trademark Moot Court Competition. She is now a … Continue reading The Making of an IP Advocate: An Interview with Iris Gomez

Kendall Henry
Why Loyola

Where Law and Creativity Meet: Finding My Way to Intellectual Property

Months before starting law school, I spent a late night exploring legal careers. I had already been keeping up with trends in music, fashion, and entertainment, and I started noticing patterns. Artists struggling with ownership rights. Brands fighting over logos. Designers calling out copied products. I used those observations as a starting point for further research, following articles, news stories, and online discussions about these … Continue reading Where Law and Creativity Meet: Finding My Way to Intellectual Property

Taylor
Trademarks

A Polar Bear’s Identity Crisis: Comparative Advertising in Trademark Law

As someone who has little to no interest in football, let alone the Super Bowl, I still tune in every year just for the commercials. With a background in advertising, the moment the game goes to a commercial break, my TV comes off mute! This year, one ad in particular really caught my attention, Pepsi’s Super Bowl commercial, “The Choice.” The commercial opens with a … Continue reading A Polar Bear’s Identity Crisis: Comparative Advertising in Trademark Law

Isa Diaz