Intellectual Property

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    Sports IP and the Fragmentation Economy: World IP Day 2026

    ByElmer Hall

    From Streaming Chaos to Athlete-Owned Brands It is Sunday afternoon. The game starts in eleven minutes. He knows which team he wants to watch. He has followed them for thirty years — through bad seasons and worse coaches, through stadium renovations and ownership changes and one inexplicable trade he has never forgiven. He has the…

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    Music Copyright Strategy: IP, AI, and the Artists Version

    ByElmer Hall

    She was sixteen years old when she signed the contract. Not old enough to vote, not old enough to buy a beer, but old enough — apparently — to sign away the master recordings of every song she would write for the next decade and a half. The lawyer explained it. The manager nodded. Her…

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    Future Causes and Impact Measures for Rotary: From Inputs to Human-Centered Impact

    ByElmer Hall

    How AI, attribution, and impact dashboards are transforming Rotary’s future causes and measurable outcomes (with accompanying white paper) The future causes and impact measures for Rotary are no longer defined by how much is given, but by what is changed. As expectations rise across philanthropy and sustainability, Rotary impact measurement is shifting toward human-centered impact…

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    Lululemon vs. Costco: Law Suit Over “Dupes,” Design Patent, and IP Integrity

    ByPiAdmin

    The Spandex War. Lululemon Athletica has filed a high-profile intellectual property lawsuit against Costco Wholesale Corporation, claiming that the retail giant’s Kirkland Signature line and other in-store apparel offerings include “knockoffs” or “dupes” of Lululemon’s signature designs. This case pits a premium athletic wear innovator against a cost-conscious retailer—and could shape the future of fashion-focused…

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    The Weed-n-Seed IP Trap: GMO Agriculture and the Lock-In Business Model

    ByElmer Hall

    By Dr. Elmer HallAuthor of Patent Primer 5 and Perpetual Sustainability Introduction: The GMO Patent Trap Hiding in Plain Sight Monsanto’s “weed-n-seed” strategy may be the most profitable and dangerous GMO patent trap ever deployed in global agriculture. This business model doesn’t just involve selling genetically modified seeds—it binds farmers into an escalating cycle of…

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    The Future of IP with AI?

    ByDel Phi

    These are the GenAI prompts used to gather information about intellectual property (IP) and the world of artificial intelligence (AI), i.e., IP+AI.  This is part of our Regenerative AI project; recreate as needed, when needed, with the GenAI engines available to you at that time. Select results from various Generative AI engines (ChatGPT 4.0, Gemini,…