Penn Intellectual Property Group

Check out Shyamkrishna Balganesh’s recent Penn Law Review article Copyright as Legal Process: The Transformation of American Copyright Law. Balganesh surveys the Legal Process copyright ecosystem, chronicling how copyright has evolved from a private law paradigm to a truly hybrid legal regime revealing a confluence of private law and public ideas and concepts. According to Balganesh, this Legal Process approach lies behind the complexity in our current copyright regime. ...As copyright thinking came to be infused with collectivist ideals and regulatory goals, the complexity that it generated was seen to necessitate a division of responsibility among different institutions, each of which emphasizes a different aspect of the public interest. Balganesh thus analyzes the roles of Congress, the Copyright Office, and courts. And Balganesh’s survey generates prescriptive insights for modern copyright thinking. Read the full article here: https://www.pennlawreview.com//uploads/2020/09/Balganesh_f See more

Last February, PIPG and the Penn Entertainment & Sports Law Society invited U.S. Copyright Office representatives to discuss the dynamic field of copyright, including the prominent "Stairway to Heaven" case. On October 5, this litigation concluded in favor of Led Zeppelin. Read more about the developments here: https://www.nytimes.com//stairway-to-heaven-led-zeppelin-l NYU music professor Lawrence Ferrara testified in this case--here's a fascinating interview about his musicological forensics, reaching back to 17th-century Venetian opera: https://www.nyu.edu//lawrence-ferrara-on-music-copyright.h

One month ago, Nike sued designer Warren Lotas. 1L Virinchi Sindhwani surveys this unfolding litigation, offering a fascinating case study of iconic designs, innovation, and IP in the fast-moving fashion industry. Read the whole blog post here: http://www.pennip.org///9/nike-v-lotas-nike-dunk-confusion

We're excited to reveal our new logo, designed by 1L rep Virinchi Sindhwani! Our new logo beautifully encapsulates our identity, showcasing the Penn colors, our IP mission, and our date of establishment. Thanks so much to Virinchi for bringing creativity and dedication to this project!