By: Banks Griffin
What is at the core of invention? All inventions boil down to applying some natural law, but where is the line between natural law and invention? As of now, the Supreme Court’s holding in Mayo Collaborative Servs. V. Prometheus Labs, which addresses this complex question, has proven to still be
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Redistributing: The Implications of Assigning Judge Albright’s Docket Across the WDTX
By: Ben Suslavich
On July 25, 2022, the Chief Judge of the Western District of Texas, Orlando L. Garcia, signed an order assigning all new patent suits filed in the Waco Division to all of the remaining district judges in the Western District (with the exception of Judge Guaderrama in El Paso). The reason for…
Lyrical Evidence: The Case Against Young Thug and Gunna
By: Molly Mitchell
Two of rap’s most popular artists, Jeffrey Lamar Williams (“Young Thug”) and Sergio Kitchens (“Gunna”), were recently indicted by the Fulton County District Attorney for conspiracy to violate Georgia’s Racketeer Influenced Corrupt Organizations Act (“RICO”). Both artists were indicted along with 27 others in Fulton County on May 8 for the…
Collusion for a Cause: The Potential Antitrust Risk in “Socially Responsible Investing”
By: Benjamin Woessner
In recent years, investors and corporate stakeholders have increased their focus on environmental, social, and governance (“ESG”) factors in their evaluation of company performance. Investors and stakeholders use these factors to assess companies’ participation in the advancement of social policy goals, such as employee welfare or minimizing polluting activities. While these…
The War of College Sports: A New NCAA Constitution
By: Carlo Ballesteros-Flores
Following years of backdoor payments to athletes and multiple deaths on the field of play, the National Collegiate Athletic Association (“NCAA”) was established in 1906 to regulate college sports. The NCAA’s objective was to protect the health and safety of college football players and to serve as a regulator as athletes increasingly…
Dead on Arrival: Why Explainable AI is Fundamentally Wrong and Why Investment in Explainable Systems Should be Avoided
By: Ben Suslavich
As Artificial Intelligence systems (“AI”) become increasingly prevalent in today’s world, there have been demands by some for AI algorithms to be “explainable.” Private companies, lawmakers, and the government have all discussed interest in the ability to audit how AI makes decisions. This discussion has centered around the use…
Balmain x Barbie & Beyond: A Look into Barbie’s First Digital Fashion Collaboration
By: Karen Surian
How did one of the world’s most famous French houses begin to collaborate with the most iconic doll in the world? Like any partnership, this relationship grew from authenticity. As a well-known luxury label that provides status and exclusivity to those who wear its products, Balmain offers high design value and a…
The Google Play Store: A Superior Product or Monopoly?
By: Alexus Acree
“App stores” are a type of digital distribution platform for software called applications that allows mobile device users to bridge the gap between basic hardware and a multifaceted “smart” device. They enable mobile device users to download software that is not included with the mobile device when purchased. Many consumers consider these…
Is the Happiest Place on Earth About to Lose its Smiling Face?
By: Haley Sink
When it comes to Disney, branding is everything. But what happens if one of the most recognizable faces of one of the world’s most recognizable brands falls out of copyright protection and can be used by the masses?
The original version of Mickey Mouse, from the 1928 “Steamboat Willie” cartoon, will go…
LulaNO: The Legal Future of Multi-Level Marketing Companies
By: Brittany Locke
With the promise of working part-time, at home, for a full-time salary, many women (and men) known as “retailers” joined LuLaRoe, dollar signs flashing in their eyes. Founded in 2012 as a multi-level marketing company (“MLM”) selling women’s clothing, LuLaRoe reached 80,000 distributors by 2017. In 2016, the company, led by a…