Author Archives: kirin

by Tony Guo In fashion trademarks can be the difference between a twenty dollar pair of shoes and a twenty-hundred dollar pair.  In January 2012 Mr. Louboutin’s went to court to prevent Yves Saint Laurent from marketing shoes that had … Continue reading →

by Tony Guo The battle over the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and the Protect IP Act (PIPA) was determined by an unlikely source, online users. Although it is hard to quantify the impact the online protest had, it is … Continue reading →

by Tony Guo Zuccotti Park is a privately owned public space.  The twenty-six thousand square foot park is the hub of the Occupy Wall Street protests.  The park is not the only privately owned public space in New York City.  … Continue reading →

by Emily Brown On November 8, Mississippians will vote on a constitutional amendment that would extend the definition of the legal person to include a fertilized human egg. Proposition 26, the proposed amendment, could pose a hazardous threat to reproductive … Continue reading →

By Tony Guo Intellectual property affects our daily lives: literature, music, technology, and even what we eat depend on inventor’s rights.  What is less well known is that the government’s power to grant intellectual property rights stems directly from the … Continue reading →