By: Kathryn Overby
With the emergence of Bitcoin in 2009 and its rapid growth over the last year, supporters and skeptics of cryptocurrency are asking one main question: What is the future of crypto? As of 2021,
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Are Humans Ready? Is the Law Equipped to Handle Artificial Intelligence?
By: Ben Suslavich
In 2015, DeepMind, owned by Alphabet, developed Artificial Intelligence (“AI”) AlphaGo to beat the reigning three-time European Champion, Fan Hui, in the board game “Go.” This victory marked a milestone in the development of AI because
Informed NIL Deals: Basic Contract Law Education Should be Required for All College Athletes
By: Jacob Parrott
The world of college athletics changed forever on July 1, 2021. That day, new rules went into effect allowing college athletes to monetize their name, image, and likeness (“NIL”). Many would agree this change was long overdue.
Get Your Chip Together: The Role of Patent Protection in the Global Chip Shortage
By: Ryan Mahabir
Have you noticed a shortage of Ford and Toyota vehicles? Have you had trouble finding a new washing machine? Are you wondering if you will ever get your hands on a PlayStation 5? You are likely not
Preventing Trademark Infringement or Stifling Healthy Competition? A Look at 1-800 Contacts and its Keyword Advertising Battle
By: Michaela Cappucci
Do keyword search terms promote or stifle healthy competition? It is difficult to remember a time when keyword advertising did not dominate the internet. Most search engines, such as Google, Bing, and Yahoo, maintain keyword advertising programs
Olympics’ Copyright Issue Highlights the IOC’s Outdated IP Licensing Approach
By: Seth Elizondo
As the 2020 Tokyo Olympics concluded for the summer, a new copyright issue came to the forefront of entertainment law. Félix “xQc” Lengyel, one of the most popular content creators on the livestreaming platform Twitch,
Work From Home is Here to Stay: The Lasting Effects of COVID-19’s “Stay Home” Order
By: Claire Thompson
Working from home will continue to be the norm for the foreseeable future, not only because of the ever-changing COVID-19 pandemic but also because of employee preference. While employees had already been increasingly demanding remote
“TRIP-ing” Backward: Why a Waiver of IP Protections Will Not Help in the Fight Against COVID-19
By: Benjamin Suslavich
One year ago, the Wake Forest Journal of Business & Intellectual Property Law addressed the prospect of compulsory licensing under the Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS Agreement). The TRIPS Agreement is an international
The Safety of an Employee’s Personal Information: A Look at Data Privacy Concerns
By: Lashania White
Data privacy concerns have undoubtedly spiked during the pandemic due to new categories of identifiable personal data being collected from employees. Given this rise in accumulated personal information, data privacy law has the potential to be implicated,
Patents & Politics Don’t Mix: Why the Supreme Court’s Decision in Arthrex Fails to Fix an Underlying Problem
By: Benjamin Suslavich
In a split 5-4 decision in Arthrex Inc. v. Smith & Nephew, Inc, the Supreme Court determined that the structure of Administrative Patent Judge (“APJs”) appointments—or lack thereof—was unconstitutional and took it upon itself to restructure the